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
Clearwater
Tampa Bay native and graduate of Florida State University for inventing the renowned undergarment SPANXฎ 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. It 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.
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: 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
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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
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 205 times since then and 15 times this year. 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.
