| Florida (Alachua County), Waldo — F-127 — Jefferson Davis’ Baggage |
| | On June 5, 1865 a detatchment of Union soldiers under Captain O.E.Bryant seized personal baggage belonging to President Jefferson Davis and some of the Confederate goverment's records in a house near this site. The trunks and papers wre hidden first at Senator David Levy Yulee's Plantation. "Cottonwood" between Archer and Gainesville. The baggage was moved to Waldo and placed in care of the railroad agent. — Map (db m10565) |
| Florida (Baker County), Olustee — The Battle of Olustee |
| | (Front):The Battle of Olustee was fought on this ground February 20th, 1864. Between 5,000 Confederate troops commanded by General Joseph E. Finegan and 6,000 Federal troops under General Truman Seymour. The Federals were defeated with a loss of 2,000 men. The Confederate loss was less than 1,000. (Back):To the men who fought and Triumphed here in defense of their homes and firesides. This monument is erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy aided by the State of . . . — Map (db m13708) |
| Florida (Bay County), Panama City — F-154 — Panama City Airport |
| | Established 1945 on Fannin Field Panama City-Bay County Airport 1964 Panama City-Bay County Airport and Industrial District 1967 Developed and controlled by Representative Airport Authorities in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Agency Control Tower erected by Federal Aviation Agency 1967 — Map (db m8150) |
| Florida (Bay County), Panama City — F-315 — Robert Lee McKenzie's Home and Office |
| | (Front Side): The McKenzie House is a large two-story clapboard frame dwelling built in the Dutch Colonial style typical of the turn of the century houses still standing in Northern Michigan. It was built 1909 by Belle Booth who married R. L. McKenzie in 1912, after which time the house came to be known as the McKenzie House. It stands today as it was enlarged in 1925. This house is significant because it was one of the first houses in a virtually unsettled area of Northwest Florida . . . — Map (db m8155) |
| Florida (Bay County), Panama City — Salt Kettle |
| | Used by the Confederaacy during the war between the states to recover salt from seawater Presented by The Confederate Salt Works Chapter of the United Daughters of The Confederacy Dedicated April 20, 1960 — Map (db m8163) |
| Florida (Bay County), Panama City — F-425 — St. Andrew Skirmish |
| | Near this site on March 20, 1863, Confederate soldiers commanded by Captain Walter J. Robinson repelled a landing by Union sailors led by Acting Master James Folger of the blockading vessel U.S.S. Roebuck. The 11-man scouting party of Union sailors was seeking to locate a southern civilian vessel near the "Old Town" spring, when they were reportedly ordered to surrender by Captain Robinson. During the ensuing skirmish, several Union sailors were killed and wounded as they fled to their . . . — Map (db m8160) |
| Florida (Bay County), Panama City — F-477 — The St. Andrew Bay Saltworks |
| | Between 1861 and 1865, the St. Andrew Bay Saltworks, one of the largest producers of salt in the South, contributed to the Confederate cause by providing salt, fish, and cattle for southern troops and citizens. A necessary preservative in those times, salt sold for as much as $50 per bushel, and was produced in wood-fired saltworks on the perimeter of the West Bay, East Bay and North Bay and Lake Powell (a.k.a. Lake Ocala). An estimated 2,500 men, primarily from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, . . . — Map (db m8158) |
| Florida (Bradford County), Starke — F-13 — Captain Richard C. Bradford |
| | On December 6, 1861, Gov. John Milton signed a law changing the name of New River County to Bradford County. The Legislature had passed the law in honor of Captain Richard G. Bradford of Madison who was killed October 9, 1861, in the Battle of Santa Rosa Island. This battle was fought in an attempt to capture Fort Pickens which protected Pensacola Harbor. Bradford was the first Confederate officer from Florida to die in the War Between the States. — Map (db m15316) |
| Florida (Brevard County), Cape Canaveral — Cape Canaveral Lighthouse |
| | Originally constructed in 1868 overlooking the Cape Canaveral beach. Due to shoreline erosion, the lighthouse was dismantled and moved 1 ½ miles inland in the early 1890's. In July 1894, the light was relit at the new location. — Map (db m23522) |
| Florida (Brevard County), Merritt Island — SATAN Tracking Antenna |
| | The primary function of the SATAN tracking antenna was to receive radio signals in the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) range of 136 to 137 megahertz from orbiting unmanned spacecraft.
In service from 1964 until 1979 the SATAN Antenna supported the tracking of over sixty weather or scientific satellites.
These satellites resulted in our present understanding of weather, earth resources, planetary and interplanetary phenomena. — Map (db m13923) |
| Florida (Brevard County), Satellite Beach — Percy L. Hedgecock — In memory of — 1916 - 1987 |
| | A strong Christian man who cared for the needs of others more than his own. Founder and first Mayor of Satellite Beach. A man who invested his time, talent and resources to help others. Through 16 years of dedicated service as Mayor, from 1957 to 1973, his vision and leadership helped this town of develop into a debt-free city of 10,000 of which all can be proud. Percy's beliefs and legacy to each of us:
God put us on this earth to help others.
Have faith that God is good.
Lead by . . . — Map (db m13674) |
| Florida (Citrus County), Crystal River — Bicentennial Park War Memorial |
| | WW I, WW II, Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Desert Storm heroes. — Map (db m3528) |
| Florida (Citrus County), Inverness — F-560 — Historic Citrus County Courthouse |
| | Citrus County was formed from Hernando County in 1887 and Mannfield, in the center of the new county, was chosen as the temporary county seat by the state legislature. After a political tug-of-war and several elections, Inverness was chosen as the permanent county seat in 1891. In June, 1911, the Board of County commissioners adopted a resolution to erect a new building to replace the Victorian style wood courthouse on the square. The 1912 Courthouse, designed by architect Willis R. Biggers, . . . — Map (db m3529) |
| Florida (Collier County), Naples — Lester J. and Dellora A. Norris |
| | In grateful appreciation to
Lester J. and Dellora A. Norris
Acquisition of this park was made possible when Lester J. and Dellora A. Norris arranged the purchase of the land on April 24, 1964, through their St. Charles, Illinois charities.
The Board of County Commissioners of Collier County named the park Delnor Park, as a tribute to Dellora A. Norris, until the state purchased it from the county in 1970 and renamed it Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Recreation Area. . . . — Map (db m15877) |
| Florida (Collier County), Naples — Rosemary Cemetery |
| | Opened in 1931, Rosemary Cemetery was originally established on twenty acres of land given by Edward W. Crayton, a prominent Naples citizen and president of the Naples Improvement Company. It served as the town's only cemetery until 1955. The graves of several pioneer families were moved to this site during the 1930's from an earlier cemetery once located at Third Street and Tenth Avenue South in old Naples. Among those believed buried here are John and Madison Weeks, Naples' first permanent . . . — Map (db m15878) |
| Florida (Columbia County), High Springs — Bellamy Road |
| | Florida Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. Near this point, the Bellamy Road crossed the Santa Fe River. The road was named for its builder, John Bellamy, a civil engineer. Approved by Congress in 1824 and completed in 1826, it was the first Federally funded road in Florida, connecting St. Augustine and Tallahassee. — Map (db m3381) |
| Florida (Dixie County), Old Town — F-55 — Oldtown |
| | Inhabited by the Upper Creeks, Oldtown, often called Suwanee Oldtown, was one of the largest Indian villages in northern Florida. In Andrew Jackson's punitive expedition into Florida in April, 1818, Oldtown was captured. Most of the renegade Indians escaped, but Jackson caught Robert Armbister, a British subject, who was tried and executed for aiding the Creeks in border raids into Georgia. This produced tension between the United States and Great Britain. — Map (db m17712) |
| Florida (Duval County), Fort George Island — F-211 — Site of the Mission of San Juan del Puerto |
| | Marker Front:
The establishment of missions chiefly for the purpose of Christianizing the Indian population was one of the methods used by Spain in attempting to colonize Florida in the sixteenth century. The Mission of San Juan del Puerto was founded in the late 1500's by the Franciscan Order of friars to serve the Timucuan Indians living in the area. While working at this mission around 1600 Father Francisco Pareja prepared a Timucuan dictionary, grammar and several religious books . . . — Map (db m21654) |
| Florida (Franklin County), Carrabelle — F-427 — World War II D-Day Training Site |
| | In late 1943, Carrabelle Beach and Dog Island, while they were a part of Camp Gordon Johnston, were used by the US Army 4th Infantry Division to train for the Normandy Invasion on D-Day, June 6th, 1944. The Amphibious Training Center had been officially closed, but it was reopened and staffed for the purpose of training for this important mission. Although the troops had trained for over three years, the amphibious training conducted on this site was the last step before shipping out to England . . . — Map (db m16847) |
| Florida (Glades County), Moore Haven — F-257 — "Lone Cypress" and Everglades Drainage |
| | Shortly after Florida became a state in 1845. Its leaders began to consider draining the swampy areas of south Florida to create prime farmland as an inducement to settlement. In 1850 Florida received title to all swamp and overflowed lands within its borders, but the young state did not have funds to undertake drainage. Finally in 1881 the state convinced a wealthy northerner, Hamilton Disston, to drain the everglades in return for half the acreage he could reclaim. One of his projects was to . . . — Map (db m16414) |
| Florida (Glades County), Moore Haven — Billie Bowlegs III — Chufi Hajo — 1862 - 1965 |
| | In the Ortona cemetery, eight miles west of here, lie the remains of a noble citizen of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, a faithful representative of his people and a true friend of the white man. — Map (db m16423) |
| Florida (Gulf County), St. Joe Beach — F-115 — Fort Crévecoeur — Fort Crévecoeur Abandoned |
| | (Front): In 1717, on this site, the French began erecting Fort Crévecoeur within Spanish domain. On February 8, 1718, Jean-Baptiste Lèmoyne de Bienville, acting Governor of Louisiana, dispatched his brother, Lèmoyne de Cháteagué to complete this Fort. By May 12, the French occupied St. Joseph's Bay. Cháteagué reported to Bienville completion, on the mainland, opposite St. Joseph Point, the stockaded Fort Crévecoeur with four bastions and garrisoned. Simultaneously Jean Pedro Matamoros de . . . — Map (db m8164) |
| Florida (Hamilton County), White Springs — F-24 — White Springs |
| | These sulphur springs were thought to have medicinal properties and were considered sacred by the Indians. Warriors wounded in battle reputedly were not attacked when they came here to recuperate. Settlers moved into the vicinity in 1826 and the springs became an ante bellum resort noted for natural beauty and good cuisine. The village was a refuge during the War Between the States and many planters brought their families and slaves here for safety. — Map (db m13675) |
| Florida (Hardee County), Zolfo Spings — 1965 — Seminole Indian Battle |
| | One of the Last Battles fought with the Semiole Nation ended here on June 16, 1856 with Defeat of the Indians by Soldiers from Ft. Meade. — Map (db m24590) |
| Florida (Hardee County), Zolfo Springs — "Bone" Mizell |
| | was DeSoto County's wag, prairie philosopher, cowboy humorist and prankster. He was beloved for his merrymaking. Bone was christened
Morgan Bonapart Mizell
He was born 1863 and died 1912. Bone is buried in Joshua Creek Cemetery in DeSoto County near Arcadia. — Map (db m24589) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Courthouse Square |
| | For 104 years this block was the official site of executive and judicial government for Hillsborough County, Florida. The first courthouse, a log building burned by Seminole Indians in 1836, possibly stood here. Subsequent ones were built on this square in 1848, 1855 and 1891. The latter a unique red brick, silver domed building, designed by J.A. Wood, architect of H.B. Plant's famed Tampa Bay Hotel, was demolished in 1952. — Map (db m15730) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — De Soto |
| |
1539 1926
[ DAR Emblem ]
This Tablet Erected By
De Soto Chapter
D.A.R.
Marks the tree under which tradition say's
De Soto
Parleyed with the Indians — Map (db m20789) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Florida Sentinel Bulletin |
| | In December, 1945, C. Blythe Andrews re-opened the doors of the Florida Sentinel newspaper at 1511 Central Avenue. The original Florida Sentinel was founded in 1919, in Jacksonville, Florida by Mr. Andrews' father, General William W. Andrews. The newspaper ceased circulation during the Great Depression.
In 1959, Mr Andrews bought the Tampa Bulletin, merging the two papers, becoming the Tampa Florida Sentinel Bulletin. With a staff of seven, consisting of his wife, Johna, two sons, C. Blythe, . . . — Map (db m20052) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Fort Brooke Battery |
| | Replica Naval Mounts
Manufactured for
The Friends of Plant Park
The Citizens of Tampa, Hillsborough County
and The University of Tampa
Dedicated to
The original inhabitants, soldiers, sailors and
settlers who with blood sweat and toil
carved this area out of wilderness.
Funded by
The Fort Brooke Commission
[ Includes Council resolutions,
list of Chairpersons,
Manufacturer and designer ]
History of the Battery
Originally part of a battery of Three, mounted . . . — Map (db m20000) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Lt. Col. Franks S. Adamo, M.D. — Bataan's Medical Hero |
| | This distinguished native Tampan served with courage, honor and personal sacrifice as an army surgeon during WWII. He was captured and made a prisoner of war when the Japanese overran the Philippines. Afflicted with Beri-Beri and other diseases he performed heroically serving his comrades as doctor, friend and lifesaver.
Dr. Adamo discovered a revolutionary method in the treatment of gangrene using hydrogen peroxide and saved thousands of gangrenous limbs. A grateful nation decorated him . . . — Map (db m15429) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — F-42 — Tampa as Port of Embarkation for Spanish American War |
| | From April to June, 1898, Tampa served as port of embarkation for U.S. troops on their way to Cuba. Some 30,000 troops arrived in Tampa and 16,000 embarked from Port Tampa on June 7. The Tampa Bay Hotel was headquarters for the force's leaders including Generals Miles and Shafter and Colonel "Teddy" Roosevelt. The city also swarmed with visiting civilians including author Richard Harding Davis and Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. — Map (db m13635) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — F-31 — Tampa Bay Hotel |
| | Henry B. Plant built this ornate Moorish structure at a cost of $3 million. Opened in 1891, it became the social and cultural center of early Tampa. During the Spanish American War it was headquarters for troops going to Cuba and house such visitors as Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Clara Barton, Richard Harding Davis and Gen. Nelson Miles. Purchased by the City of Tampa in 1905, it has served as the main building of the University of Tampa since 1933. — Map (db m20020) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Tampa Bay Hotel |
| | On June 14, 1898, Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt
and the First United States Volunteer Cavalry,
known as the Rough Riders, embarked from Port
Tampa for victory in the Spanish-American War.
The Tampa Bay Hotel was used as headquarters
for general officers who came to organize an
invasion force for Cuba, and it gained national
attention. Lt. Col. Roosevelt and his wife, Edith
Kermit Carow Roosevelt, were hotel guests for
a brief stay. Later, Colonel Thoedore Roosevelt
became the . . . — Map (db m20160) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Tampa Bay Hotel, 1891 — The University of Tampa, 1933 |
| | This former grand old resort hotel, a seat of
culture and education, has been the proud
symbol of Tampa since 1891. Erected by The
University of Tampa Class of 1991, on the
occasion of the centennial of the building,
this marker is a tribute to the role of the hotel
and the university in the rich history of this area.
Let those who have passed through these halls
inspire us to realize that life is truly what we make of it. — Map (db m20063) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Tampa POW/MIA |
| |
Throughout history we have answered
our country's call to arms,
for freedom, for justice,
for self-determination of an ally,
we have served, and sometimes paid
in grim coin the price exacted,
Through no fault of ours,
somehow we are left
on foreign shores,
Some of us lie in unmarked graves,
some of us remain behind prison bars
and some of us serve as slave laborers;
Yet all of us yearn to be
returned to the land of our birth,
Whether to live out the remainder . . . — Map (db m15120) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — 78000945 — Tampa Theatre |
| | This property has been
placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
By the United States
Department Of The Interior — Map (db m15882) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — F-451 — Tampa Union Station |
| | By 1902, the Seaboard Air Line (SAL) was formed and the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) had taken over the rail system of Henry B. Plant. Tampa Union Station (TUS) built in 1912, was designed by architect J.F. Leitner in Italian Renaissance style, and served both railroads. The companies contributed $250,000 to build the station, which was managed by Tampa Union Station Company. During the Depression, America's passenger railroad earnings fell by half. Higher revenues during WWII were offset by costs . . . — Map (db m4653) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Tampa's First Paved Sidewalk — 1888 |
| | Archibald Ross. A native of Scotland. A member of the City Council. "Tampa's popular baker and the poor man's friend." Paved the walk around his brick building on the southeast corner of Franklin and La Fayette Streets with Georgia marble.
"The first genuine pavement put down in Tampa" was 168 feet long and 8 feet wide.
These marble stones are the remnants of Archie Ross' historic sidewalk.
Preserved by the City of Tampa with the cooperation of the Tampa Historical Society. — Map (db m15972) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Teco Energy's Tampa Electric Company — Organized October 1899 |
| | In 1899, Colonel Peter O. Knight created Tampa Electric Company to serve the energy needs
of a growing Tampa community. Some 28 employees served 1200 customers with electricity from the region's first power plant, one powered by the water of the Hillsborough River. In 1903 a steam generating plant, renamed the Peter O. Knight Station in 1969, was built on Jackson Street and by 1906 the first turbo-generator was installed.
At the dawn of th 20th Century, Tampa Electric Company promoted such . . . — Map (db m15750) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — The Pam Callahan Nature Preserve — In tribute to and in memory of Pamela A. Callahan 1947 - 1993 |
| | Pam loved all aspects of nature and had a special feeling for these wetlands. She spearheaded a community effort to prevent this site from becoming yet another dense development. She fought for almost 3 years and never gave up. Despite difficult odds, she proved to the skeptics that one "can fight city hall" and win. Her success in stopping the developer allowed this land to remain pristine and available for ELAPP purchase. We, as well as future generations, owe her a debt of gratitude. Pam . . . — Map (db m13647) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — The Rough Riders Passed By Here |
| | On June 3, 1898, when Tampa was a
cluster of old weather beaten houses
floating on an ocean of sand, Teddy
Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
disembarked from their seven train
convoy in Ybor City, five miles from
Tampa City Hall.
They commandeered
some wagons, and moved men,
material and animals, through this
intersection to their encampment on
the Tampa Bay Hotel Road, about one
mile west of the river. The Rough Riders
who "could whip Caesar's Tenth
Legion," brought enduring fame to Tampa. — Map (db m15569) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — The Salvation Army — Tampa Corps |
| | Opened at this location
1893
by
Captain Wilbur Hall
and
Lieutenant Fred Weller — Map (db m14942) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Union Raiders Burn Tampa Blockade Runners |
| | On October 18, 1863, a union task force of 85 soldiers found the “Scottish Chief” and “Kate Dale”, celebrated blockade runners, hidden in a remote anchorage in the Hillsboro River, near this site and set the ships afire. Owner-Skipper James McKay, I, had slipped through the Federal blockade six times. The alarm reached Tampa Town and the mounted rebels caught up with the raiders at Ballast Point. Three Unionists and six confederates were killed. This is the only Civil . . . — Map (db m4228) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — United Spanish War Veterans — Tampa's 203 mm Spanish American War Gun |
| |
( North face )
This spot was headquarters
for Roosevelt Rough Riders.
Wheeler Cavalry and the
First Florida Troops 1898
( Northeast face )
This war brought the blue
of the cold bleak north and
the gray of the sunny south
into one great brotherhood and
liberty to an oppressed people
( East face )
Remember the Maine
( Southeast face )
[ Portrait ]
Admiral George Dewey
Victor of the Battle of Manilla Bay May 1 1898 . . . — Map (db m19979) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa (Ybor City) — Roland M. Manteiga |
| | January 16, 1920 – September 25, 1998. Roland Manteiga chronicled events and politics that shaped Tampa and Ybor city and championed human rights for more than 40 years through his weekly column “As we heard it.” From his private table at La Tropicana Restaurant, where he broke bread with presidents and locals alike, this formidable owner and publisher of La Gaceta newspaper served as a conduit between power brokers and the powerless. As the conscience of the community, Manteiga became a legend in his own time. — Map (db m4454) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Thonotosassa — John B. Sargeant, Sr. — May 29, 1915 - March 6, 1989 |
| | John B. Sargeant is remembered as a "gentle" man who generously gave of his time so that future generations could enjoy the lands preserved here. A Polk County dairyman, he served twenty-seven years on the Hillsborough River Basin Board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District. — Map (db m13678) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Anthony P. " Tony" Pizzo — 1912 - 1994 |
| | Beloved Civic Leader, Historian,
Businessman and Author whose
infectious enthusiasm inspired the
preservation of Local History — Map (db m8849) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Attempt On The Life Of Jose Marti — 1893 |
| | In a small isolated cottage located in this
vicinity, an attempt to poison Jose Marti,
the leader of the Cuban Insurrection of
1895, was made by two Spanish agents.
Marti's intuition saved his life. The traitors
repented and Marti forgave them.
Two years later the plotters distinguished
themselves as patriots in the battle-field
as Marti had predicted. Jose Marti lost
his life during the skirmish at Dos Rios
May 19, 1895. — Map (db m14545) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — B.F. Marcos Building |
| | This structure has been
recorded by the
Historic American
Buildings Survey
of the United States Department
of the Interior for its Archives
at the Library of Congress — Map (db m10328) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — F-383 — Centro Español de Tampa |
| | Chartered on September 7, 1891, El Centro Español was the first Latin club organized in Ybor City. As a mutual aid society, it provided early Spanish immigrants with a framework by which they maintained their identity and culture while supplying social privileges and death and injury benefits. Financed by stock pledges of $10 each by the original 186 Charter Members, the society opened the first club building in June 1892 on land purchased by Ignacio Haya at 16th Street and 7th Avenue. . . . — Map (db m8716) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Columbia Restaurant — Founded 1905 |
| | The Columbia is the oldest and largest Spanish restaurant in the United States. It was opened as a cafe for cigarmakers by Casimiro Hernandez, Sr. When he died in 1930 his son Casimiro Hernandez, Jr. then brought it to its present glory.
The Columbia has helped popularize Spain's exotic cuisine in America, and through the years has played host to celebrities and world figures. The restaurant has always been under the management of the founding family. — Map (db m8991) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Cradle of Cuban Liberty |
| | On this corner was located El Liceo Cubano,
a tobacco stripping house converted into a
Cuban social center in 1886. This is the cradle
of Cuban independence. Here, on Nov. 26-27,
1891, Jose Marti delivered the two speeches,
"Con Todos y Para Todos" and "Los Pinos
Nuevos", and drafted "Las Resoluciones"
which became the program of the united
Cuban Revolutionary Party and eventually
secured the independence of Cuba from
Spain in 1898. — Map (db m15157) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — El Chino-Pajarito Restaurant |
| | Cuban exiles in the 1890's met to plot for independence at a restaurant operated on this site by the patriot Antonio Menendez, a Chinese from Cuba.
Many revolutionaries on their way to join the Mambi Army in Cuba, were given warm welcome and free rations. The Freedom fighters, before leaving for guerilla warfare in the savannas, were equipped with machetes and knives from the kitchen of El Chino - Pajarito.
On occasions Jose Marti dined here with rebel leaders. — Map (db m15295) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — F-382 — El Circulo Cubano — (Cuban Club) |
| | Late 19th and early 20th century Cuban immigration to the United States was impressive for the craft talents brought to the country. Along with their Spanish counterparts, skilled Cuban cigarmakers made Tampa's hand-rolled cigars world-famous. As early as 1899 Cuban immigrants formed recreational societies with varying degrees of success, and in 1902 Cuban workers founded El Circulo Cubano as a mutual aid society to "bind all Cuban residents of Tampa into a fraternal group, to offer . . . — Map (db m14992) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — F-39 — Founding of the Cigar Industry in Tampa |
| | In 1886 two cigar factories were completed
at Tampa signaling the founding of the
industry in the area. Pioneer manufacturer
was Vincente Martinez Ybor, a native of
Spain, who had made cigars at Havana and
Key West. Ybor's move to Tampa was
prompted by better transportation
and favorable terms offered by Tampa's
Board of Trade. Due to the efforts of
Ybor and his associates. Tampa became a
world tobacco manufacturing center. — Map (db m15023) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Historic Fire Station No. 4 |
| | In 1897, the first city-owned fire station in Ybor City was established on this site, then the heart of the Italian section.
It was a two- story frame building with a bell tower. Equipped with a hose - wagon and a hook and ladder truck, it also housed a blacksmith shop, and served as a hospital for fire horses.
In 1906, it was replaced with a brick building, and was used until 1972. In 1974, the station was designated for a museum, but was destroyed through a bureaucratic blunder. — Map (db m8778) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Historic Fort King Trail |
| | The Old Military Road connecting Ft. Brooke (Tampa) and Ft. King (Ocala) ran through this vicinity. On Dec. 23, 1835, Maj. Francis L. Dade set out over the Trail with a detachment of 109 soldiers to reinforce the small garrison of Ft. King.
On the morning of Dec. 28, 1835, Chief Alligator, leading the Seminoles and Maroons, ambushed the Dade Expedition near Bushnell. Only three survived. The Dade Massacre, planned by the fiery Osceola marked the beginning of the Second Seminole War. — Map (db m8980) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Hotel De La Havana — 1887 1891 |
| | During the fabulous pioneer days of Ybor City the famed Hotel De La Havana was located on this corner. The three story frame structure was the first hotel erected in the Latin Quarter. Its proprietors were Jose Rubin and Jacinto Olavarria.
The hotel was headquarters for newly arrived tobacco workers and Cuban political exiles. The building was destroyed during Ybor City's first great fire in November 1891. — Map (db m8775) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Italian Club Life In Tampa |
| | Tampa's Italians have supported a flourishing
club life almost from their first arrival in the
1880's. L'Unione Italiana, the first mutual aid
society, was organized in 1894. Initially located
directly across the street, the club stood there
until fire destroyed it in 1914. The Italian
community replaced it with the present structure
in 1918.
Centers such as this, La Società Italia,
and the Sons Of Italy Lodge, have provided
numerous cultural, educational and medical
services . . . — Map (db m8771) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — José Martí |
| |
( Spanish )
Desde esta escalinata
En el Año 1893
José Martí
Apóstol de la Libertad
de Cuba
Con elocuentes palabras
pidió a los tabaqueros
Cubanos emigrados que le
ayudasen a conquistar la
independencia de su país,
aportando hombres, armas
y dinero.
Muchos obreros cambiaron
la chaveta por el machete
y otros donaron centenares
de miles de pesos para
salvar de la opresión
a un pueblo y crear
la República de Cuba
[English Translation) . . . — Map (db m14431) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — L’Unione Italiana — The Italian Club |
| | Tampa's first Italian–American society
was organized April 4, 1894. During its
early years the club assisted members
through cultural enrichment, providing
education, health care and financial help
to the families of deceased members.
L'Unione Italiana has made a lasting
contribution in preserving the colorful
ambiance of Italy, which enriches the
cultural life of the Tampa community. — Map (db m8769) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — La Joven Francesa Bakery |
| | Francisco Ferlita, a native of Santo Stefano, Sicily, established a bakery on this site in 1896. Bread sold for three cents and five cents, and often on credit. In 1922 the wooden structure was destroyed by fire, and a yellow brick building was built around the remaining old red brick ovens. Ferlita died in 1931, and his five sons Stephen, Angelo, Joe, Tony and John continued making Cuban bread until 1973.
At the peak of production 35,000 loaves of Cuban bread were produced weekly. Tampa's . . . — Map (db m8703) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — La Liga Patriotica De Instruccion — Est. 1889 — (The Patriot League Instruction) |
| | On this corner was located the famous night school
which was established for the welfare of the Cuban
emigres of the flourishing cigar center. Classes were
conducted by Don Jose Guadalupe Rivero. To these
compatriots who worked with tabacco leaves in the
day and book leaves at night, Josi Marti, praising
their revolutionary efforts confessed, "I thought I
was coming to do something, but I find that everything
has been done". — Map (db m14910) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Mayor Nick C. Nuccio — A Man Of Character |
| | Born in Tampa on October 24, 1901, the son of Sicilian immigrants, Vincenzo and Rosalia Nuccio. Mayor Nick C. Nuccio was born on Eighth Avenue, where he lived much of his life. He passionately believed in conducting his personal and professional life in a way that met the highest standards of integrity and exemplary character. His tenure as the first Latin Mayor of Tampa helped to pave the way for others of similar origin to find success in public service. His partner in life for more than 65 . . . — Map (db m8911) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Orestes Ferrara |
| | Cuban patriots used this corner for street meetings in 1895. Among the speakers was Orestes Ferrara young Italian revolutionary in his Garibaldi red shirt. Ferrara stirred the Cuban exiles to fighting frenzy against Spanish oppression.
The young Italian joined a Tampa expedition to Cuba and became a celebrated guerrilla under Gen. Maximo Gomez with the birth of the Cuban Republic. Ferrara
rose to high office as lawyer, author, President of the Cuban Senate, Secretary of State and Cuban Ambassador to the United States. — Map (db m8939) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Rough Riders |
| |
1 [Crossed Sabres Emblem]
1st U.S. Volunteer
Cavalry Regiment
Rough Riders Park
Dedicated March 1, 2003
Ybor City, Tampa, Florida
(Top Plaque)
"You Triumphed Over Obstacles
Which Would Have Overcome Men
Less Brave and Determined"
President McKinley
[Emblem of Hiker of '98]
Presented by
National Auxiliary
United Spanish War Veterans
To The City Of Tampa, Florida
at the . . . — Map (db m15369) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Rough Riders Rode By Here — 1898 |
| | The intersection of Seventh Avenue and Twentysecond Street was a sandy cross-road connecting three army encampments in the Ybor City area during the Spanish-American War.
At this cross-road was located a water-trough where the Rough Riders watered their mounts.
Col. "Teddy" Roosevelt frequently rode by here on his horse "Texas," followed by this little dog, "Cuba." — Map (db m8993) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — F-387 — Sociedad La Union Marti~Maceo |
| | When local segration forced the withdrawal
of Afro-Cubans from El Club Nacional Cubano,
an organization of black and white Cubans
involved in Cuban independence, Afro-Cuban
cigarmakers founded a society in 1900 as Los
Libres Pensadores de Marti y Maceo. Ruperto
Pedroso, well known Afro-Cuban patriot, was
among the 23 original founders. The club
merged with La Union in 1904, resulting in the
new name, La Union Marti-Maceo. In 1909
members completed construction of a two-story . . . — Map (db m15098) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Tampa's Oldest Restaurant — 1890 |
| | Las Novedades was founded on this site when Ybor City
was a tiny village. Its proprietor was Manuel (Canuto )
Menendez. The coffee shop was a favorite rendezvous
for the pioneer cigarmakers of Sanchez y Haya Cigar
Factory located across the street. In November 1891 Las
Novedades was destroyed by fire. It reopened in 1892.
During the Spanish - American War the Rough Riders
gained local fame when they gayly galloped into the
small restaurant, and the Latin inhabitants termed the
escapade "The Charge Of The Yellow Rice Brigade." — Map (db m8796) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — The Birth Of Ybor City |
| | In Oct. 1885, John T. Lesley sold to V. Martinez Ybor & Co. the first tract of land on which was built the original Ybor City. Purchased for $9,000 cash, Tampa citizens underwrote $4,000 of this amount to the new owners in pledged land and notes. Totaling 40 acres (of which Lesley donated 10) the site was bounded here on the East by California (15th) St., West by Leroy (11th) St., South by Kentucky (6th) Ave. and North by Texas (10th) Ave. The main thoroughfare was named Georgia (Broadway - . . . — Map (db m8662) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — The Cherokee Club — "El Pasaje" — 1888 |
| | The second brick building erected in Ybor City.
The Cherokee Club was a popular rendezvous for
the elite in the 1890's. Later became known as El
Pasaje Restaurant. Its fame spread throughout
the Americas.
Jose Marti slept here on his first trip, Nov.25,1891.
Before retiring he said, "I feel happy amongst
warriors..." Others who came here were: Col.
"Teddy" Roosevelt, Pres. Grover Cleveland, Sir
Winston Churchill, Gen. Leonard Wood and
Frederick Remington. From 1890 to 1935 all
Governors of Florida were feted here. — Map (db m15274) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — The Coming of the Italians |
| | With the advent of the cigar industry in 1886,
the Italians were attracted in mass to the environs
of Ybor City. They found employment in cigar
factories, the building of the Tampa Bay Hotel,
the construction of railroads, and farming. The
Italians settled in the eastern area of Ybor City,
then called "La Pachata" in honor of a Cuban
rent collector and the first settler in the area.
Their descendants have achieved high political
positions and notable success in the fields . . . — Map (db m8780) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — The Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago |
| | In 1175, Pope Alexander III, authorized "La Orden Real Sant' Yago" to protect the Pilgrims' Way to the shrine of Santiago (St. James), at Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. Among the Spanish conquerors of America, Ponce De Leon, Panfile De Narvaez and Hernando De Soto were members.
In 1972, Ybor City civic leaders, Dr. Henry Fernandez, Cesar Gonzmart, Joe Granda, Joe Lopex, and Daniel Martinex obtained the first charger of the Order in America. The Krewe is dedicated to the . . . — Map (db m8990) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Vicente Martinez-Ybor — Pioneer of the Cigar Industry in Florida and Founder of Ybor City |
| | Born in Valencia, Spain on September 7, 1818 and died in Ybor City on December 14, 1896 and buried at Oaklawn Cemetery in downtown Tampa.
In 1853 at an early age the adventurous Spaniard left his native land and traveled to Cuba which was under the dominance of Spain and where he established his first cigar factory and produced ths world renowned "El Principe De Gales" ("The Prince of Wales") brand.
Due to his support for Cuban independence from Spain in 1868 he had to flee Cuba and . . . — Map (db m8846) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — Ybor Centennial Park |
| | On June 12, 1986, the Tampa City Council passed Ordinance No. 9297-a
naming this park:
“Ybor Centennial Park By Which Name It Shall Hereafter And Forever Be Known.”
Signed: Bob Martinez, Mayor; Sandra W. Freedman. Chairman, City Council
The ordinance commemorates Ybor City’s Centennial and its colorful and vibrant past.
The park officially honors Vicente Martinez-Ybor, the developer of Ybor City. This world famous cigar center gave Tampa its rich . . . — Map (db m8750) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Ybor City — F-388 — Ybor City Historic District |
| | Vincente Martinez-Ybor, a wealthy Spanish
cigar manufacturer from New York and
Key West, began development of Ybor City
in 1885. On April 12,1886, 500 Cuban cigarmakers
boarded the sidewheeler Hutchinson in
Key West and sailed for Tampa. Over 3,000
workers arrived by the end of 1886. Cigar
factories and home construction flourished
and businesses thrived. Ybor City became
known as the "Cigar Capitol of the World."
The Ybor City Historic District includes
more than 1,300 . . . — Map (db m14892) |
| Florida (Indian River County), Fellsmere — F-519 — Birthplace for Equal Suffrage for Women in Florida |
| | “ The population of Fellsmere is of a high type of intelligence, with lofty ideals and wise execution. Progressive in all things, perhaps no better indication of the fact may be given than the unanimous vote of the town granting unrestricted suffrage to women.” Fellsmere Tribune, March 8, 1916.
At a February 1915 meeting at the Dixie Theater, Fellsmere citizens accepted the articles of incorporation unanimously. The charter included a unique proposal that women be . . . — Map (db m14303) |
| Florida (Indian River County), Fellsmere — Fellsmere |
| | Fellsmere is a dramatic account of floods, land "booms" and land "busts". Named for E. Nelson Fell, Fellsmere was first incorporated in 1911, as part of St. Lucie County. The Fellsmere Farms Land Development Company promoted the area's rich soils and natural resources. By 1915, Fellsmere had a railroad, an electric company, two hotels and women could vote...a first in Florida. Overwhelmed by torrential rains and the Great Depression, Fellsmere struggled until the sugar cane fields brought . . . — Map (db m14304) |
| Florida (Indian River County), Fellsmere — Fellsmere Veterans Memorial |
| | To honor those who served our country, guarding our shores in times of war and peace. — Map (db m14305) |
| Florida (Indian River County), Orchid — F-222 — Site of Survivors’ and Salvagers’ Camp — The 1715 Fleet |
| | Late in July, 1715, a hurricane destroyed a fleet of eleven or possibly twelve homeward bound merchant ships carrying cargoes of gold and silver coinage and other valuable items from the American colonies to Spain. About 1500 men, women, and children who survived the disaster and reached the shore made their camp along the barrier island near the place where the fleet’s flagship had sunk. Governor General Corcoles sent a relief party composed chiefly of Indian auxiliaries from St. Augustine to . . . — Map (db m14306) |
| Florida (Lafayette County), Mayo — F-221 — Lafayette County |
| | Lafayette County was created December 23, 1856, from Madison County. The county was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French citizen who rendered invaluable assistance to the Colonies during the Revolutionary War. The famed Suwannee River forms the entire eastern boundary of the county. The county courts first met at the house of Ariel Jones near Fayetteville. The county seat was moved from New Troy to Mayo in 1893. Dixie County was created from the lower part of the county in 1921. — Map (db m17725) |
| Florida (Lee County), Estero — F-97 — Koreshan Unity Settlement |
| | In 1893, the Koreshans a religious sect
founded by Dr. Cyrus R. Teed moved here.
Communal living and a belief that the universe
existed on the inside of the earth were
among the distinctive features of their
doctrine. Living celibate lives, the industrious
Koreshans established a farm, nursery, and botanical garden. Their cultural activities included art and music. In 1961, the surviving members of the settlement presented their property to the State of Florida. — Map (db m16038) |
| Florida (Leon County), Tallahassee — Battle of Natural Bridge — March 6, 1865 |
| | Site of decisive repulse of Federal forces by Confederate Militia in joint U.S. Army and Navy Operation to take St. Marks. The Army landing at lighthouse was prevented from getting to rear of St. Marks by Confederate opposition at Newport and Natural Bridge. The Federal Flotilla ran aground during ascent of River; it did not reach St. Marks. Their next objective would have been Tallahassee. Federal (number) 893*, (killed) 21, (wounded) 89, (missing) 148. Confederate (number) 595, (killed) 3, . . . — Map (db m13721) |
| Florida (Levy County), Cedar Key — F-303 — John Muir at Cedar Key |
| | John Muir, noted naturalist and conservation leader, spent several months in Florida in 1867. He arrived at Cedar Key in October, seven weeks after setting out from Indiana on a "thousand-mile walk to the Gulf." Muir's journal account of his adventure, which was published in 1916, two years after his death, includes interesting glimpses of the quality of life in the post-Civil War south. "The traces of war," he wrote, "are not only apparent on the broken fields, mills, and woods ruthlessly . . . — Map (db m17705) |
| Florida (Levy County), Fanning Springs — Fanning Springs Bridge |
| | The Fanning Springs Bridge was built by the State of Florida.
In 1934 it was officially named the Benjamin Chaires Bridge in honor of a prominent pioneer settler of Dixie County.
Located 29 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico, it held the distinction of being the southernmost Suwannee River crossing.
When the bridge was completed residents from surrounding areas were so jubilant that they staged a square dance on the structure to celebrate the occasion.
Because the bridge does hold . . . — Map (db m17709) |
| Florida (Levy County), Gulf Hammock — Patterson-McInnis Train |
| | This locomotive, known locally as "Three Spot", often pulled 30 to 40 cars as it transported logs from area woodlands to the Patterson-McInnis Sawmill. Originally a wood burning engine thought to be built around 1915, it was converted to steam during its service, which ended about World War II. The locomotive was donated to Levy County by the Paterson-McInnis Lumber Company in 1969 and maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation in the Gulf Hammock Wayside Park. — Map (db m19402) |
| Florida (Levy County), Rosewood — F-497 — Rosewood, Florida |
| | Racial violence erupted in the small and quiet Rosewood community January 1-7, 1923. Rosewood, a predominantly colored community, was home to the Bradley, Carrier, Carter, Goins, and Hall families, among others. Residents supported a school taught by Mahulda “Gussie” Brown Carrier, three churches, and a Masonic lodge. Many of them owned their homes, some were business owners, and others worked in nearby Sumner and at the Cummer Lumber Mill. This quiet life came to an end on January . . . — Map (db m17707) |
| Florida (Liberty County), Bristol — F-46 — Torreya Tree |
| | In this vicinity on the Apalachicola River, Hardy Bryan Croom, pioneer Florida planter and botanist, discovered one of the rarest of coniferous trees, Torreya taxifolia circa 1835, and named it for Dr. John Torrey, prominent American botanist. Only four other species exist, but they are in the widely separated areas of China, Japan, and California. Croom’s promising botanical career ended in 1837 when he perished in the wreck of the steamship “Home” off Cape Hatteras. — Map (db m17753) |
| Florida (Madison County), Ellaville — F-200 — Drew Mansion Site / The Town of Ellaville |
| | [Front]
DREW MANSION SITE
Located approximately one-half mile to the northwest is the site of the Drew Mansion, home of George F. Drew, governor of Florida during the difficult period of readjustment following Civil War Reconstruction, 1877-1881. Built in the late 1860's, the two-story mansion with its beautiful color-matched oak parquet floors was surrounded by formal gardens and was one of the first homes in the area to have modern utilities. This once elegant landmark of . . . — Map (db m19939) |
| Florida (Madison County), Madison — F-296 — First Baptist Church 1898 Sanctuary |
| | This structure represents an adaptation of the Queen Anne style of architecture to local ecclesiastical needs and traditional building materials. Both the stimulus for constructing a new sanctuary and the idea for its basic design are attributed to the Reverend Stephen Crockett, an Englishman who served as pastor at the time. Crockett's design is unusual for the time and place; however, its most unusual facet remains hidden until the visitor enters: the interior plan is octagonal. The sanctuary . . . — Map (db m17726) |
| Florida (Madison County), Madison — F-176 — Pioneer Hickstown Baptist Church — The first Baptist church of Madison |
| | Begun here for God's glory in 1835, the church was named Madison Baptist Church in 1854 and received its present name in 1922. Founders were Abraham Moseley and R.J. Mays. Early pastors were B. Fiddler, W.B. Cooper, H.Z. Ardis, and first deacon Elisha Smith. The Florida Baptist Convention formed the State Board of Missions here December, 1880. Members were S.B.Thomas, Sr., J.M. Beggs, B.F. Wardlaw, C.W. Stephens, J.F.B. Mays, W.W. Hall, C.V. Waugh, T.E. Langley and W.N. Chaudoin, Secretary. — Map (db m17744) |
| Florida (Madison County), Madison — Steam Engine of the Florida Manufacturing Company |
| | Across Range Street, this Unit was used in Cotton and Peanut processing until 1919 and later carried to Taylor County for use in the Lumber Industry. With a 5-foot Piston Stroke and a 16-foot Drive Wheel, this 500 HP Engine pulled 65 Gins in the World's Largest Sea Island Cotton Processing Plant. It was given to the Society by Earl Lee Loughridge and installed by Jesse Hughey and Paul McClune. — Map (db m17752) |
| Florida (Madison County), Madison — F-196 — The Wardlaw-Smith House |
| | The Wardlaw-Smith House was erected in the early 1860's for Benjamin F. Wardlaw, a prominent local citizen. Following the Civil War Battle of Olustee in February, 1864, it served as a Confederate hospital. This fine example of Greek Revival architecture was acquired in 1871 by Chandler Holmes Smith in whose family it remained for a century. The architectural significance of the Wardlaw-Smith House has been recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey and it is listed in the prestigious National Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m17745) |
| Florida (Madison County), Madison — Wardlaw-Smith-Goza Conference Center |
| | The Wardlaw-Smith House was acquired by Mr. and Mrs. William M. Goza in January, 1978 in a state of disrepair. It was meticulously restored and landscaped by them under the supervision of Dawson Rutherford, Master Contractor. Mr. and Mrs. Goza donated the property to The University of Florida Foundation in December, 1983, and it was acquired for the use of the North Florida Junior College, designated as the Wardlaw-Smith-Goza Conference Center at the dedication ceremonies October 23, 1988. — Map (db m17750) |
| Florida (Manatee County), Ellenton — F-162 — Gamble Mansion and Plantation |
| | [Marker Front]:
At the close of the Seminole War in 1842, this frontier was opened to settlement. Major Robert Gamble and other sugar planters soon located along the rich Manatee River valley, and by 1845 a dozen plantations were producing for the New Orleans market. The Gamble Mansion, built principally of native materials, 1845-1850, is an outstanding example of ante-bellum construction and stands today as a monument to pioneer ingenuity and craftsmanship. The plantation included . . . — Map (db m15665) |
| Florida (Marion County), Dunellon — Rainbow Springs |
| | Rainbow Springs has been designated a registered natural landmark
Under the provisions of the historic sites act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value in illustrating the natural history of the United States
U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service
1972 — Map (db m13618) |
| Florida (Martin County), Hobe Sound — F-624 — Camp Murphy Site |
| | In 1942 the federal government opened Camp Murphy. It was the home of the Southern Signal Corps School during World War II and served as a U.S. Army base for instruction in radar operation in the early course of the war. The post was named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel William Herbert Murphy, a pioneer in the development of radio beams and equipment for military aircraft. Camp Murphy consisted of 11,364 acres and accommodated 854 officers and 5,752 enlisted men. The camp had close to 1000 . . . — Map (db m14314) |
| Florida (Martin County), Hobe Sound — F-57 — Jonathan Dickinson Shipwreck |
| | Three miles to the east on September 23, 1696, the British barkentine Reformation foundered off Jupiter Island. The 24 survivors included a party of Quakers bound from Jamaica to Pennsylvania. Leader of the Quakers was Jonathan Dickinson who described the trials of the group in his book, God's Protecting Providence, the first account of Indians on the southeast coast. Attacked by Indians and driven northward, the party arrived at St. Augustine in November, 1696. — Map (db m14311) |
| Florida (Monroe County), Islamadora — The Florida Keys Memorial |
| | The Florida Keys Memorial, known locally as the “Hurricane Monument,” was built to honor hundreds of American veterans and local civilians who perished in the “Great Hurricane” on Labor Day, September 2, 1935. Islamadora sustained winds of 200 miles per hour and a barometer reading of 26.35 inches for several hours on that fateful holiday; most local buildings and the Florida East Coast Railway were destroyed by what remains the most savage hurricane on record. Hundreds . . . — Map (db m3251) |
| Florida (Monroe County), Key West — Alfred Goldsboro Mayor |
| | Alfred Goldsboro Mayor, who studied the biology of many seas and here founded a laboratory for research for the Carnegie Institution directing it for XVIII years with conspicuous success, brilliant versatile courageous utterly forgetful of self. He was the beloved leader of all those who worked with him and who erect this to his memory. Born MDCCCLXVIII, died MCMXXII. — Map (db m9304) |
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