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

Tampa Bay Hotel

Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 2009

1. Tampa Bay Hotel Marker

Inscription. 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 26th president of the United States of America 1901-1909.

Erected 1999 by National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, Edmund Sheffield Chapter.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #26 Theodore Roosevelt, the National Historic Landmarks, and the The Colonial Dames XVII Century, National Society series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1764.

Location. 27° 56.808′ N, 82° 27.819′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. Marker is on University Drive near West Kennedy Boulevard. University of Tampa Campus, at entrance to Plant Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tampa FL 33606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker. Tampa Bay Hotel, 1891 (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Brooke Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Spanish Fort (within shouting distance of this marker); De Soto (within shouting distance of this marker); 400th Anniversary of the Landing of Panfilo de Narvaez (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Tampa Bay Hotel (about 400 feet away); Old Schoolhouse (about 600 feet away); United Spanish War Veterans (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. the relationship,Rough Riders markers shown.

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1. Plant Hall (formerly the Tampa Bay Hotel) on the University of Tampa’s campus. When the Spanish-American War broke out, Plant convinced the United States military to use his hotel as a base of operations. Generals and high ranking officers stayed in its rooms to plan invasion strategies, while enlisted men encamped on the hotel’s acreage. Colonel Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders also were at the hotel during this time. Roosevelt retained a suite, and during the day led his men in battle exercises on the property. (Submitted on June 22, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 6, 2009

2. Tampa Bay Hotel Marker

2. Rough Riders,From Wikipedia. The "Rough Riders" was the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War and the only one of the three to see action. (Submitted on June 22, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Tampa Bay Hotel Marker at entrance to Plant Park, the Hotel grounds image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 6, 2009

3. Tampa Bay Hotel Marker at entrance to Plant Park, the Hotel grounds

Tampa Bay Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 6, 2009

4. Tampa Bay Hotel

Tampa Bay Hotel with the JFK Memorial as seen from W. Kennedy Blvd. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 2009

5. Tampa Bay Hotel with the JFK Memorial as seen from W. Kennedy Blvd.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-D418-31086

6. Tampa Bay Hotel

Tampa Bay Hotel porch area image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 2009

7. Tampa Bay Hotel porch area

Col. Roosevelt image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress

8. Col. Roosevelt

Rough Riders image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress

9. Rough Riders

United Spanish War Veterans Memorial at the Tampa Bay Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 2009

10. United Spanish War Veterans Memorial at the Tampa Bay Hotel

USWV Memorial with Rough Riders Hq. plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 6, 2009

11. USWV Memorial with Rough Riders Hq. plaque

Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, February 26, 2013

12. Tampa Bay Hotel

National Historic Landmark plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,990 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 22, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on May 8, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on June 22, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 12. submitted on July 10, 2014, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.