Downtown in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Teco Energy's Tampa Electric Company
Organized October 1899
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 2008
1. Teco Energy's Tampa Electric Company Marker
At the dawn of th 20th Century, Tampa Electric Company promoted such conveniences as electric lights and fans, and over more than 20 miles of track connecting Tampa, Ybor City and Ballast Point.
Modern downtown offices were opened in 1914 at the corner of Cass and Tampa Street. At the end of the century, Tampa Electric and parent company TECO Energy employed more than 5,000 men and women in six states and South America. In its first 100 years, TECO Energy became a major diversified energy company, providing reliable energy services to customers around the state, the nation and the world.
Erected by In cooperation with the Tampa Historical Society.
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Location. 27° 57.003′ N, 82° 27.544′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Downtown. It is on North Franklin Street near East Zack Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tampa FL 33602, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds 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 walking distance of this marker: Tampa Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); John And Ellen Jackson: Tampa Pioneers (within shouting distance of this marker); WDAE-Florida's First Radio Station (within shouting distance of this
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 13, 2008
2. Teco Energy's Tampa Electric Company Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. WDAE ---Florida's First Radio Station (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
3. Teco Energy's Tampa Electric Company Marker as seen along N. Franklin St.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 2008
4. Teco Energy's Tampa Electric Company Marker, as seen from E. Zack St., among the buildings
Photographed by AGS Media, July 30, 2010
5. Teco Energy's Tampa Electric Company Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,872 times since then and 138 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 1, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on August 4, 2010, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
