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

Alfred Reuben Swann

(1843-1926)

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 25, 2013

1. Alfred Reuben Swann Marker

Inscription. Alfred Reuben Swann was born and raised in Tennessee. After wintering in Tampa, he foresaw a bright future for the community. In 1905, he began living in Tampa much of the year and became a major figure in the city's residential and commercial development. Swann and Eugene Holtsinger, a fellow Tennessean, developed a large residential subdivision on Hillsborough Bay named Suburb Beautiful. Their Bayshore Boulevard development featured a seawall and a roadway between the residences and the bay, giving Tampa its beautiful scenic drive. Swann envisioned Tampa as a major American city. Realizing that Tampa required more extensive port facilities, he purchased the marshland south of Ybor City known as the Estuary. In 1910, Congress appropriated funds to develop Ybor Channel and other port projects that contributed to Tampa's commercial growth. His business, the Swann Terminal Company, played a vital role in the port's development. In addition to his involvement in Tampa, Swann owned extensive citrus groves in Florence Villa in central Florida and timber interests in other parts of the state. Leaders such as Colonel

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Alfred Reuben Swann helped to make Tampa what it is today, the center of a major metropolitan area.

Erected 2006 by The Swann Family.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 27° 56.232′ N, 82° 28.48′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Hyde Park. It is at the intersection of South Oregon Avenue and West Swann Avenue., on the left when traveling south on South Oregon Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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

Alfred Reuben Swann Marker at the intersection of South Oregon Avenue and West Swann Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 25, 2013

2. Alfred Reuben Swann Marker at the intersection of South Oregon Avenue and West Swann Avenue

South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Hyde Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hyde Park's Bungalow Terrace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kate Jackson Recreation Center (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Doby House (approx. ¼ mile away); Woodrow Wilson Junior High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Gordon Burnett (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dobyville (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Rough Riders Procure a Coal Train (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

Alfred Reuben Swann Marker on West Swann Avenue looking west image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 25, 2013

3. Alfred Reuben Swann Marker on West Swann Avenue looking west

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,627 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 2, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.