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

Sara Blakely

Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

1. Sara Blakely Marker

Inscription. Sara Blakely
Clearwater

Tampa Bay native and graduate of Florida State University for inventing the renowned undergarment SPANX® and building a billion dollar enterprise that has influenced fashion worldwide

September 7, 2018

Erected 2018 by Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine • Women.

Location. 28° 3.436′ N, 82° 24.926′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. Marker can be reached from USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame is located at the Research and Innovation Park on the University of South Florida campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa FL 33612, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jean-Francois Rossignol (here, next to this marker); Paul R. Sanberg (here, next to this marker); Phillip Frost (here, next to this marker); Emery M. Brown (here, next to this marker); Joshua Rokach (here,

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next to this marker); Norma A. Alcantar (here, next to this marker); Robert Howard Grubbs (here, next to this marker); Kenneth M. Ford (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

Also see . . .
1. Sara Blakely. (Submitted on May 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Honoring the Greatest Florida Inventors. (Submitted on May 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

2. Sara Blakely Marker

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Photographed By Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

3. Sara Blakely

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 36 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.