Downtown in St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pioneer Park
Photographed by Julie Szabo, January 5, 2008
1. Pioneer Park Marker - side 3
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 27° 46.242′ N, 82° 37.977′ W. Marker is in St. Petersburg, Florida, in Pinellas County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue and Bayshore Drive SE, on the right when traveling east on Central Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Central Ave, Saint Petersburg FL 33701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast and on 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: Demens Landing (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Soreno Hotel (about 600 feet away); World Record (approx. Ό mile away); Peter Demens (approx. Ό mile away); St. Petersburg Central Yacht Basin (approx. 0.3 miles away); Merchant Seamen World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The United States Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brigadier General Thaddeus Kosciuszko (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Petersburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Stonewall Jackson Memorial Highway Terminus (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed).
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Also see . . . Facebook page for Pioneer Park, St. Petersburg, Florida. (Submitted on February 17, 2011, by Lindsey M. Porter of St. Petersburg, Florida.)
Photographed by Lindsey M. Porter, February 11, 2012
2. Pioneer Park Marker
Photographed by Lindsey M. Porter, February 11, 2012
3. Pioneer Park Marker
Photographed by Lindsey M. Porter, February 11, 2012
4. Pioneer Park Marker
Photographed by Lindsey M. Porter, February 11, 2012
5. Pioneer Park Marker
Photographed by Julie Szabo, January 5, 2008
6. Pioneer Park Marker
Photographed by Lindsey M. Porter, January 17, 2012
7. Newly-reconstructed Pioneer Park at night.
Photographed by Lindsey M. Porter, January 17, 2012
8. Pioneer Park at sunrise
Photographed by Lindsey M. Porter, January 21, 2012
9. Aerial view of Pioneer Park
Lindsey M. Porter (used with permission), January 16, 2013
10. Pioneer Park (center right)
View from the St. Petersburg Sailing Center.
Photographed by Joan Gnagy Campbell, 2008
11. Pioneer Park Marker Side 1
Abercrombie through Harry C. Dent
Photographed by Joan Gnagy Campbell, 2008
12. Pioneer Park Marker Side 2
Silas Dent through Al Lang
Photographed by Joan Gnagy Campbell, 2008
13. Pioneer Park Marker Side 3
E.T. Lang through V.N. Ridgely
Photographed by Joan Gnagy Campbell, 2008
14. Pioneer Park Marker Side 4
Emmet J. Riley through John Young
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 4,510 times since then and 184 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 10, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 11, 2012, by Lindsey M. Porter of St. Petersburg, Florida. 6. submitted on January 10, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. 7, 8, 9. submitted on January 28, 2012, by Lindsey M. Porter of St. Petersburg, Florida. 10. submitted on January 17, 2013, by Lindsey M. Porter of St. Petersburg, Florida. 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on September 20, 2008, by Joan Gnagy Campbell of St. Petersburg, Florida. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
