Hyde Park in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
World's First Scheduled Commercial Airline
Photographed by R. C.
1. World's First Scheduled Commercial Airline Marker
The world's first scheduled
commercial airline
near this site.
St. Petersburg to Tampa
Jan 1, 1914
Pilot of Benoist Airboat
Tony Jannus
P.E. Fansler, Owner
Erected Feb 1956 by the
Tampa Federation of
Garden Club Circles
Through air
breathes the future.
Erected 1956 by Tampa Federation of Garden Club Circles.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1914.
Location. 27° 56.494′ N, 82° 27.559′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Hyde Park. It is at the intersection of Bayshore Boulevard and West Platt Street on Bayshore Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa FL 33606, 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: The Bayshore Boulevard (a few steps from this marker); Jose Gasparilla (about 500 feet away); Site of Mirabella Fish Company (about 500 feet away); Florida's First Catholic Martyrs (about 600 feet away); Hutchinson House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Fort Brooke (approx. Ό mile away); Tampa Bay and MacDill
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Other markers no longer nearby. Fort Brooke-Confederate Battery (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Dominican Proto-Martyrs of America (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Captain Joseph Fry (was about 600 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Timuquan Indian Mound (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by R. C., August 3, 2010
2. World's First Scheduled Commercial Airline Monument
Photographed by R. C., August 3, 2010
3. World's First Scheduled Commercial Airline Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,509 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
