29 Sea Captains and Mariners Marker

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Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

29 Sea Captains and Mariners

By Mike Stroud, 2010

1. 29 Sea Captains and Mariners Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the
memory of the
29 Sea Captains and
Mariners whose
vision and courage
chartered a course
of development
for Tampa Bay

Erected 1997 by Tampa Historical Society.

Location. 27° 57.265′ N, 82° 27.444′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. Marker can be reached from East Harrison Street near North Morgan Street. Click for map. Located in the Oaklawn Cemetery, near the East Harrison Street Gate. Marker is in this post office area: Tampa FL 33602, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Victims of the Yellow Fever (here, next to this marker); Confederate States Soldiers and Sailors (here, next to this marker); Tampa Native Americans (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Brooke Mass Grave (within shouting distance of this marker); Kennedy (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Sagamore (within shouting distance of this marker); Oaklawn Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Pioneer Priests Graves (about 300 feet away, in a direct line). Click for a list of all markers in Tampa.

29 Sea Captains and Mariners Marker, shares location with Yellow Fever Victims Memorial Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, January 9, 2010

2. 29 Sea Captains and Mariners Marker, shares location with Yellow Fever Victims Memorial

In Oaklawn Cemetery, Tampa

Credits. This page originally submitted on January 29, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 640 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.