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

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Picnic Island

Photographed by Tim Fillmon

1. Picnic Island Marker

No known picture of the marker exists. Text from the Tampa Historical Society.

Inscription. During the Spanish-American War in 1898, Port Tampa was the port of embarkation for U.S. Troops going to Cuba to fight An area known as Picnic Island was where the soldiers practiced close order drill and simple maneuvers while tented here. It also was a resort with parks, dance pavilion and bathing beach and where they enjoyed their off-duty hours. The original island was dredged in and became a part of the mainland. The present recreational complex is near the original site.

Erected 1978 by The Tampa Board of Realtors in cooperation with Tampa Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, Spanish-American. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 27° 51.488′ N, 82° 33.002′ W. Marker was in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It was in Port Tampa City. It was on Picnic Island Boulevard 0.4 miles west of Port Tampa Drive, in the median. Marker was located at the entrance to the park. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 7409 Picnic Island Boulevard, Tampa FL 33616, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on Florida’s Tampa Bay.

It was also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Rough Riders Embark the S.S. Yucatan (approx. ¼ mile

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away); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Tampa as Port of Embarkation for Spanish American War (approx. 1½ miles away); The Rough Riders Arrive at Port Tampa (approx. 1.6 miles away); Palonis Park (approx. 2½ miles away); Port Tampa Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); Battlefield (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Bayshore Boulevard of Dreams (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Rough Riders Embark the S.S. Yucatan (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Gandy Bridge (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,356 times since then and 95 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 27, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.