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

Old Hyde Park

Photographed by Paige Spence, June 28, 2014

1. Old Hyde Park Marker

Inscription. Hyde Park began on February 13, 1886 when O.H. Platt of Hyde Park, Ill., subdivided 20 acres and named it after his hometown. By 1910 Hyde Park with its Georgian and Mediterranean estates had become the most desirable and glamorous residential section of Tampa.

In the 1840's the first American pioneers to "cross the river" and settle the area were W.T. Haskin, Wm. A. Morrison, James M. Watrous, Robert Jackson and Capt. Joseph Moore.

Actually the first settlement in Hyde Park was Spanishtown Creek which consisted of a small fishing village, a cluster of palmetto huts, dating to the Second Spanish Period, 1783 to 1821.

Erected 1985 by Tampa Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1891.

Location. 27° 56.184′ N, 82° 28.528′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Hyde Park. It is on South Village Circle east of South Dakota Avenue, on the right when traveling south. 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 South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alfred Reuben Swann (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hyde Park's Bungalow Terrace

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(about 600 feet away); Kate Jackson Recreation Center (about 800 feet away); Historic Doby House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Woodrow Wilson Junior High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Gordon Burnett (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dobyville (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Rough Riders Procure a Coal Train (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2014, by Paige Carbon of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 945 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on July 10, 2014. Photo 1. submitted on July 10, 2014, by Paige Carbon of Tampa, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.