Under Mayor William Poe's direction, the Perry Harvey, Sr., Park Skateboard Bowl opened in 1979 as part of a recreational park for the Central Park Village community. As Florida's first municipal ride-at-your-own-risk skateboard facility, it offered . . . — — Map (db m103246) HM
Phillip A. Furman
St. Augustine
Distinguished alumnus of the University of South Florida, for his revolutionary discoveries that led to the development of antiviral drugs that are used to treat some of the most insidious viral . . . — — Map (db m246129) HM
Phillip Frost
1936 -
Miami
Highly respected physician, internationally lauded businessman, and one of the nation's leading philanthropists, for inventing a revolutionary disposable punch biopsy tool, as well as developing various . . . — — Map (db m246352) HM
Located north of Cass Street, between North Boulevard and the Hillsborough River, Phillips Field was Tampa's primary football and marching band venue for 30 years. The estate of I.W. Phillips transferred the property to the City of Tampa in 1934 to . . . — — Map (db m151026) HM
During the Spanish-American War in 1898, Port Tampa was the port of embarkation for U.S. Troops going to Cuba to fight An area known as Picnic Island was where the soldiers practiced close order drill and simple maneuvers while tented here. It also . . . — — Map (db m130375) HM
Here lie the remains of five pioneer priests, the oldest known priests' graves on the West Coast of Florida. While little is known of Fr. Bayard who died in 1882, the Polish born Fr. Emil Stenzel was a priest of the Archdiocese of New York who . . . — — Map (db m37548) HM
The area encompassing The University of Tampa's baseball, track, and soccer facilities was known as Plant Field from
early in the 20th century until the mid - 1970s. Plant Field, named for railroad and hotel magnate Henry B. Plant, served as . . . — — Map (db m46605) HM
Every war has its heroes, among them are those who suffered in captivity at the hands of enemies of our country, our Prisoners of War (POWs) and those still missing in action (MIAs).
Those who were captured, survived their brutal . . . — — Map (db m207456) WM
On 5 January 1968, Pueblo left Yokosuka, Japan, in transit to Sasebo, Japan, from where she left on 11 January 1968, headed northward through the Tsushima Strait into the Sea of Japan. She left with specific orders to intercept and conduct . . . — — Map (db m193251) HM
2021 Inductee
Rajiv Singh
Vice President of Entegris, Inc. University of Florida Professor Emeritus
Gainesville
Recognized for breakthroughs in advanced semiconductor processing of next generation materials, including chemical . . . — — Map (db m246488) HM
Ricard A. Houghten
Port St. Lucie
Founder and CEO of Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies for his novel approaches to drug discovery that have made a significant impact on the pharmaceutical industry
Inducted . . . — — Map (db m246159) HM
In Memory of Richard 'Dick Arens, Major USAF (Ret)
Major Arens was a Vietnam veteran who flew 443 combat missions as a Forward Air Controller (FAC) in the O-1 BIRD DOG. His military flying career also included flying the B-58 . . . — — Map (db m193732) HM WM
Richard A. Yost
Gainesville
University of Florida professor for his invention of the triple quadrupole mass spectrometer, a groundbreaking analytical instrument that is used daily in drug development, disease testing, food safety, and . . . — — Map (db m246149) HM
Richard D. Gitlin
1943 -
Tampa
National Academy of Engineering member, State of Florida 21st Century World Class Scholar, University of South Florida Distinguished Professor, Fellow of the IEEE, and Charter Fellow of the NAl, for . . . — — Map (db m246489) HM
In 1933, the City of Tampa bought a 40-acre parcel at this location, later setting aside five acres for a paupers cemetery to bury indigent residents. In 1942, the City of Tampa named the cemetery Ridgewood, and it was actively used between 1942 . . . — — Map (db m229560) HM
Robert Cade
1927 - 2007
Gainesville
University of Florida professor, scientist, physician, musician and inventor who led the team that invented the hydrating sports drink Gatorade, protecting countless amateur and professional . . . — — Map (db m246486) HM
Robert Holton
1944 -
Tallahassee
University of South Florida Distinguished Professor, for his pioneering contributions and technology development related to solar energy and indoor air quality
Inducted October 2, . . . — — Map (db m246161) HM
Robert Howard Grubbs
1942 -
Gainesville
University of Florida graduate and Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, for contributions in the field of chemistry that have led to . . . — — Map (db m246276) HM
2021 Inductee
Roberta D. Goode
Founder and President, Goode Compliance International, LLC
George Washington University Adjunct Faculty University of Miami Adjunct Faculty
Miami
Recognized for breakthrough patents in hemostasis . . . — — Map (db m246451) HM
In 1909, cigar manufacturer J.W. Roberts and Sons Company moved into an abandoned cigar factory on Garcia Avenue and Green Street. The neighborhood, bordered on the north and east by the Hillsborough River, on the south by Cass Street, and on the . . . — — Map (db m93416) HM
Roland Manteiga chronicled events and politics that shaped Tampa and Ybor city and championed human rights for more than 40 years through his weekly column “As we heard it.” From his private table at La Tropicana Restaurant, where he . . . — — Map (db m49927) HM
Theodore Roosevelt was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy when the battleship U.S.S. Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor. After the United States declared war on Spain in April 1898, initiating the Spanish American War, Roosevelt resigned his . . . — — Map (db m111049) HM
At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, this area was the campsite of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment commanded by Colonel Leonard Wood (Medal of Honor recipient) and later Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
Known as . . . — — Map (db m132476) HM
At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, this area, a sand flat without a tree, but surrounded by an extensive forest, was the camp site of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, the most unusual regiment in the history of the U. S. Army. . . . — — Map (db m130109) HM
Here docked the Royal Yacht Britannia for the official visit to Harbour Island by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh May 12, 1991 — — Map (db m33806) HM
In 1859 a small wood framed church was erected on this spot. The following year it was blessed and named St. Louis Church to honor Fr. Luis de Cancer, a Dominican missionary who was martyred on the shores of Tampa Bay in 1549. When the yellow fever . . . — — Map (db m37325) HM
Sara Blakely
Clearwater
Tampa Bay native and graduate of Florida State University for inventing the renowned undergarment SPANXฎ and building a billion dollar enterprise that has influenced fashion worldwide
September . . . — — Map (db m246287) HM
The Tampa Tribune published a story in 1982 about Calvin Poppa Taylor, a treasure hunter of sorts, who claimed to have gotten inside information from a descendant of McKay who revealed where to look for sunken treasure. The story includes a photo . . . — — Map (db m193202) HM
United States Indian Removal Policy brings on another conflict.
Major Dades command from Fort Brooke, Tampa, was attacked and destroyed by Seminole warriors
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Brigadier General Thomas Sidney Jesus . . . — — Map (db m193858) HM WM
Official Citation
The President of the United States of America, authorized by the Act of Congress, April 4, 2005, has awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to
Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith
United States Army . . . — — Map (db m193726) HM WM
(Left face:) War Dept. Records: "Sgt. Nick Matassini Co. H. 357 Inf. was instantly killed in action Dec. 7, 1944 while leading his machine gun squad on German positions when his regiment established a bridgehead east bank of . . . — — Map (db m44196) HM
Shin-Tyson Wu
1953 -
Boca Raton
University of Central Florida professor whose contributions to liquid crystal research and the resulting patent portfolio for next-generation liquid crystal displays, adaptive optics, laser beam . . . — — Map (db m246447) HM
Shyam Mohapatra
1955 -
Tampa
University of South Florida professor and pioneer of applied biomedical nanotechnology, recognized nationally and internationally for his expertise in the field of nanoscale biomedical diagnostics and . . . — — Map (db m246464) HM
Both the American soldier and the Seminole warrior experience difficult and dangerous situations during these conflicts.
Casualties for the combatants were most often the results of injury or disease, not combat wounds. — — Map (db m193866) HM WM
The station of the Plant System was located here in the early days of this budding tobacco center. During the struggle for Cuban Independence Ybor City became a nest of insurgents. Through this station passed conspirators, spies, and many notable . . . — — Map (db m43551) HM
When local segregation forced the withdrawal
of Afro-Cubans from El Club Nacional Cubano,
an organization of black and white Cubans
involved in Cuban independence, Afro-Cuban
cigarmakers founded a society in 1900 as Los
Libres Pensadores de . . . — — Map (db m31708) HM
Spanish-American War
The emergence of the United States
as a world power
U.S. First Volunteer Cavalry
Rough Riders
The Spanish-American War 1898
Do what you can, with what you have, where . . . — — Map (db m197655) WM
At this site on a small stream was located the first settlement of Tampa Bay. Its inhabitants were Spanish-Cuban fishermen and straw-hat makers. It is believed they settled here toward the end of the eighteenth century, during Spain's second rule . . . — — Map (db m69853) HM
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church was established in Tampa in 1871. Its first service was held in the hospital building at Fort Brooke. A wooden church was erected in 1883 on the city block bounded by Marion, Twiggs, Morgan, and Madison Streets, which . . . — — Map (db m26906) HM
Located on this site was the former St. Benedict the Moor School, a Catholic school for black children that was one of the most important buildings associated with black history in Tampa. The property was purchased for $600 on March 15, 1900. The . . . — — Map (db m37794) HM
The advent of the cigar industry in the late 1890s ushered in an era of significant growth for Tampa which included many Catholic immigrants from Spain, Cuba, and Sicily as well as Catholic families who relocated from other parts of the U.S. This . . . — — Map (db m238387) HM
In 1893, the Jesuit Fathers at Sacred Heart Church established a school on Morgan Street. St. Peter Claver Catholic School, named for the Spanish Jesuit missionary priest, was founded for the children of the African American community. On February . . . — — Map (db m101005) HM
U.S. Navy Submarines
paid heavily for
their success in
World War II.
A total of
374 officers and
3131 men are on
board these 52
U.S. Submarines
Still on Patrol.
We shall never forget that it was our submarines that help the . . . — — Map (db m207404) WM
Sudipta Seal
Orlando
Trustee Chair, Pegasus and University Distinguished Professor at the University of Central Florida, whose work in transition metal and rare earth oxides led to groundbreaking therapeutic applications in . . . — — Map (db m246197) HM
2021 Inductee
Susan Keohane
IBM Innovation Leader for Healthy Aging and Longevity and Emerging Al Product
IBM Master Inventor
Fort Myers
Recognized for groundbreaking inventions in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and . . . — — Map (db m246482) HM
T. Dwayne McCay
1946 -
Mary Helen McCay
1945 -
Melbourne
Florida Institute of Technology scientist couple whose novel approaches in laser-induced surface improvement have greatly contributed to increased patient safety and . . . — — Map (db m246444) HM
From April to June, 1898, Tampa served as port of embarkation for U.S. troops on their way to Cuba. Some 30,000 troops arrived in Tampa and 16,000 embarked from Port Tampa on June 7. The Tampa Bay Hotel was headquarters for the force's leaders . . . — — Map (db m13635) HM
1950's SCCOA Races During the 1950s, the Sports Car Club of America held regular car races at MacDill and many other Air Force bases throughout the country. 1990's Air Shows Air shows at MacDill have brought out huge crowds to witness the . . . — — Map (db m34154) HM
On June 14, 1898, Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt
and the First United States Volunteer Cavalry,
known as the Rough Riders, embarked from Port
Tampa for victory in the Spanish-American War.
The Tampa Bay Hotel was used as headquarters
for . . . — — Map (db m20160) HM
Henry B. Plant built this ornate Moorish structure at a cost of $3 million. Opened in 1891, it became the social and cultural center of early Tampa. During the Spanish American War it was headquarters for troops going to Cuba and housed such . . . — — Map (db m20020) HM
This former grand old resort hotel, a seat of
culture and education, has been the proud
symbol of Tampa since 1891. Erected by The
University of Tampa Class of 1991, on the
occasion of the centennial of the building,
this marker is a . . . — — Map (db m20063) HM
Salt was an essential commodity during the Civil War because it was required for the preservation of meat and fish. When the Confederate states no longer had access to vital sources of salt in West Virginia and Louisiana, southerners compensated . . . — — Map (db m214934) HM
Built with a $50,000 grant from industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, the Tampa Free Public Library opened its doors in April 27, 1917, becoming the City of Tampa's first public library. This venture was the result of a sustained . . . — — Map (db m110892) HM
MacDill's First Base Commander Col. Clarence L. Tinker took command on March 11, 1940 First Native American to attain the rank of Major General Killed in action in Pacific Theater during Battle for Midway in 1942 Tinker AFB . . . — — Map (db m34123) HM
Here lie buried the remains
of a small group of
Native Americans who perished
about 200 years ago.
These remains were discovered
in 1987 during the construction
of the Tampa Convention
Center.
Let us honor the memory
of these and . . . — — Map (db m27496) HM
Throughout history we have answered
our country's call to arms,
for freedom, for justice,
for self-determination of an ally,
we have served, and sometimes paid
in grim coin the price exacted,
Through no fault of ours,
somehow we . . . — — Map (db m15120) WM
On January 14, 1941, Col. Clarence Tinker landed a twin-engined B-18 Bomber on the first MacDill Field runway and a new era for Tampa was born. Soon after, the U.S. would enter World War II and MacDill's pilot training would prove to be an important . . . — — Map (db m34109) HM
By 1902, the Seaboard Air Line (SAL) was formed and the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) had taken over the rail system of Henry B. Plant. Tampa Union Station (TUS) built in 1912, was designed by architect J.F. Leitner in Italian Renaissance style, and . . . — — Map (db m4653) HM
Archibald Ross. A native of Scotland. A member of the City Council. "Tampa's popular baker and the poor man's friend." Paved the walk around his brick building on the southeast corner of Franklin and La Fayette Streets with Georgia marble. . . . — — Map (db m15972) HM
Las Novedades was founded on this site when Ybor City was a tiny village. Its proprietor was Manuel (Canuto) Menendez. The coffee shop was a favorite rendezvous for the pioneer cigarmakers of Sanchez y Haya Cigar Factory located across the . . . — — Map (db m152237) HM
Although the F-4 Phantom was used as a fighter jet in Vietnam, it was originally designed as an interceptor for defense of the fleet against air attack. The need for a jet designed as a fighter led to the introduction of the F-16. Between 1979 and . . . — — Map (db m34140) HM
In 1899, Colonel Peter O. Knight created Tampa Electric Company to serve the energy needs
of a growing Tampa community. Some 28 employees served 1200 customers with electricity from the region's first power plant, one powered by the water of the . . . — — Map (db m15750) HM
In memoriam of the extraordinary sacrifice of the POW and MIA military personnel of Temple Terrace who served our nation's Armed Forces in wars declared and undeclared. — — Map (db m214937) WM
In 1908 John Drew built this cigar factory for Andres Diaz and company of New York. One of the most modern of its day, it produced fine Havana cigars under the labels Terreno, Flor de A. Diaz and La Flor de Scott. West Tampa was . . . — — Map (db m47001) HM
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Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (1911 to 1956) was considered the best athlete in her time, excelling in a variety of sports. She was a two-time member of the amateur Womens All-American basketball team. In the 1932 Olympics, she set . . . — — Map (db m229421) HM
The Barbary States were a collection of North African states, many of which practiced state-supported piracy in order to exact tribute from weaker Atlantic power Morocco was an independent kingdom, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli owed a loose . . . — — Map (db m194012) HM WM
The Battle of Fort Brooke was a minor engagement fought during the Civil War near Tampa, Florida.
Two Union Navy ships, the USS Tahoma and the USS Adella, bombarded the fort on October 16, 1863. As the conflict continued, the Battle of Ballast . . . — — Map (db m199144) WM
The Battle of Tampa, also known as the "Yankee Outrage at Tampa", was a minor engagement of the American Civil War fought June 30 - July 1, 1862, between the United States Navy and a Confederate artillery company charged with protecting the port of . . . — — Map (db m197409) HM WM
In 1907, Alfred Swann and Eugene Holtsinger constructed the original section of seawall and roadway extending from Swann Avenue to Rome Avenue. This initial section, which was called Bayshore Drive, served Suburb Beautiful, the first residential . . . — — Map (db m44647) HM
A cigar factory built on this site in June 1892 by Hugh C. Macfarlane brought the first industry to the community of West Tampa. First operated by A. Del Pino and Company, it failed financially. In 1894 the O'Halloran Cigar Company occupied the . . . — — Map (db m46945) HM
During the multinational occupation of post-World War Il Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies
railway, road and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Allied control. Their aim was to force the western powers to allow the . . . — — Map (db m194108) HM WM
In Oct. 1885, John T. Lesley sold to V. Martinez Ybor & Co. the first tract of land on which was built the original Ybor City. Purchased for $9,000 cash, Tampa citizens underwrote $4,000 of this amount to the new owners in pledged land and notes. . . . — — Map (db m8662) HM
African-Americans have served valiantly in all of America's wars. Although black soldiers fought and died in previous conflicts, they were not permitted to enlist as army regulars until after the Civil War. Organized into separate infantry and . . . — — Map (db m32837) HM
The second brick building erected in Ybor City. The Cherokee Club was a popular rendezvous for the elite in the 1890's. Later became known as El Pasaje Restaurant. Its fame spread throughout the Americas.
Jose Marti slept here on his first . . . — — Map (db m152236) HM
With the advent of the cigar industry in 1886,
the Italians were attracted in mass to the environs
of Ybor City. They found employment in cigar
factories, the building of the Tampa Bay Hotel,
the construction of railroads, and farming. . . . — — Map (db m8780) HM
This stone from the invasion beach at Incheon was provided by the City of Incheon, South Korea as a tangible reminder of the sacrifices made by the United States military to protect the freedom of a sovereign country. — — Map (db m193434) WM
The Gulf War, code named Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Lasted 6 Months, 3 Weeks And 5 Days. In Response to Iraqs Invasion and annexation of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, the United States led a coalition of 34 nations which brought economic . . . — — Map (db m194184) HM WM
The historic Jackson Boarding House was originally constructed as a private residence by Moses and Sarah Jackson in the late 1890s. It was converted by the family for use as a boarding house, with the Jacksons living in the home as well. That . . . — — Map (db m229558) HM
Pam loved all aspects of nature and had a special feeling for these wetlands. She spearheaded a community effort to prevent this site from becoming yet another dense development. She fought for almost 3 years and never gave up. Despite difficult . . . — — Map (db m13647) HM
Front:
The Price of Freedom
Is Visible Here
All Gave Some . Some Gave All
Left Side:
Let every nation know whether it wishes us well or ill that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, . . . — — Map (db m207475) WM
On June 3, 1898, when Tampa was a
cluster of old weather beaten houses
floating on an ocean of sand, Teddy
Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
disembarked from their seven train
convoy in Ybor City, five miles from
Tampa City Hall.
They . . . — — Map (db m15569) HM
On the evening of June 9, 1898, the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, "The Rough Riders," were ordered to leave their encampment (approximately one mile northwest of here) and proceed to Port Tampa
(on the eastern shore of Old Tampa Bay) as part . . . — — Map (db m236683) HM
The intersection of Seventh Avenue and Twentysecond Street was a sandy cross-road connecting three army encampments in the Ybor City area during the Spanish-American War.
At this cross-road was located a water-trough where the Rough Riders . . . — — Map (db m33805) HM
The Scrub, once Tampa's oldest and largest African American neighborhood, traces its history to just after the Civil War, when newly-freed enslaved people built homes in a scrub palmetto thicket just to the northeast of the Town of Tampa. The heart . . . — — Map (db m229519) HM
In 1891 upon the completion of the Tampa Bay Hotel, Henry B. Plant recovered two Civil War cannon from across the Hillsborough River at the site of Old Fort Brooke. With his landscape architect Anton Fiehe, Mr. Plant placed the cannon over a . . . — — Map (db m34084) HM
As MacDill Field's first runways were being completed in 1941, only 8,500 men were enlisted in the Army Air Corps. But by the end of World War II in 1945, over 2.5 million Americans had joined the newly renamed Army Air Forces. The demands of war . . . — — Map (db m34125) HM
Provoked by state and federal Indian policy, bands of Seminoles executed attacks on isolated white settlements.
[Caption:]
Fighting in South Florida, U.S. Navy and Marine veterans fight the Seminoles in the . . . — — Map (db m193861) HM WM
Thomas A. Lipo
Tallahassee
Research Professor at Florida State University for his pioneering innovations in the field of electrical machinery and power electronics that improved the technology that runs subway cars and paved the way . . . — — Map (db m246057) HM
Thomas Edison
1847 - 1931
Fort Myers
The most prolific inventor in U.S. history, with 1,093 patents spanning diverse fields including electric lighting, power systems, batteries, recorded sound and film, and a project based in Fort . . . — — Map (db m246018) HM
Thomas H. Maren
1918 - 1999
Gainesville
Physician, University of Florida Graduate Research Professor, and charter member of the UF College of Medicine faculty who made the underlying discoveries behind Trusoptฎ, the first . . . — — Map (db m246453) HM
Near this site on the shore of the bay, once stood a large Timuquan Temple Mound dating before the time of Christ. It was 50 feet in height with a large level space on top where elaborately decorated temples and residences of Indian chiefs and . . . — — Map (db m33865) HM
As the base and the City of Tampa progress through the 21st century, they face new challenges in the ever-changing global landscape. Today, over 50 different groups operate from the base and over 13,000 military and civilian personnel are assigned . . . — — Map (db m34153) HM
Both the American soldier and the Seminole warrior faced each other across a wide cultural gap. Each were trained and determined.
A large part of central Florida is established as Hillsborough County in 1834. — — Map (db m193913) HM WM
