Downtown in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
29 Sea Captains and Mariners
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010
1. 29 Sea Captains and Mariners Marker
Erected 1997 by Tampa Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 27° 57.265′ N, 82° 27.444′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from East Harrison Street near North Morgan Street. Located in the Oaklawn Cemetery, near the East Harrison Street Gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 510 N Morgan St, 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: Victims of the Yellow Fever (here, next to this marker); Confederate States Soldiers and Sailors (here, next to this marker); Tampa Native Americans (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Brooke Mass Grave (within shouting distance of this marker); Kennedy (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Sagamore (within shouting distance of this marker); Oaklawn and St. Louis Cemetery
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Oaklawn Cemetery (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 9, 2010
2. 29 Sea Captains and Mariners Marker, shares location with Yellow Fever Victims Memorial
In Oaklawn Cemetery, Tampa
Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,607 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
