In the Tampa Bay area’s subtropical climate, butterflies can thrive among many varieties of plants. In fact, most live their entire lives around plants like the ones in this garden, which was created as a butterfly habitat.
The plants . . . — — Map (db m106502)
As manatees move about in the warm water, you may see various parts of their anatomy. These include:
Snouts
If you hear a rushing noise like that of a snorkeler who’s blowing water out of his tube, be sure to scan the water’s surface for . . . — — Map (db m106503)
Manatees can communicate with each other by making squeaks, chips and squeals.
Most manatee communications occur between a mother and her calf. Perhaps you will hear a mother manatee calling her calf if they become visually separated. . . . — — Map (db m106504) HM
Great Blue Heron
This is the largest member of the heron family. Its long legs allow it to wade in deeper water than the other herons. The great blue’s powerful neck whips its sharp beak at its prey with great speed. Its favorite meal is . . . — — Map (db m106507) HM
Manatee photo-identification is a research technique that uses the unique pattern of scars and mutilations on a manatee’s trunk and tail fluke to identify an individual animal over time.
In Florida, the scars are primarily a result of . . . — — Map (db m106500) HM
Clean brackish water, created by the mixing of clean fresh water and salt water, is important to the health of the estuary.
Stormwater runoff however, can create problems.
What is Stormwater Runoff?
It is excess rain that flows over . . . — — Map (db m106499)
Range
The monarch butterfly is native to North, Central, and northern South America. It has been accidentally introduced to numerous islands in the Pacific and Atlantic.
Habitat
In the spring and summer, the monarch butterfly’s . . . — — Map (db m106501) HM
Mangroves are the basis of the estuary’s food chain and are important nurseries for fish, crustaceans and shellfish. Seventy-five percent of the game fish and ninety percent of the commercial species in south Florida are dependent on mangrove . . . — — Map (db m106506) HM
The community that became known as Bealsville was settled in late 1865 by former slaves from nearby plantations in Hopewell, Springhead and surrounding areas. The original settlers were Steven Allen, Issac Berry, Peter Dexter, Neptune Henry, Mills . . . — — Map (db m101009) HM
In 1910, the United Daughters of the Confederacy,
Tampa Chapter No. 113, began to raise funds for a
monument to honor the soldiers and sailors of the
Confederate States of America, The Hillsborough
County Commission granted the chapter, . . . — — Map (db m32979) HM
The earliest marked grave, dated 1857, was that of Susan Carson, mother of Martha Carson Brandon. Traveling by wagon train, John Brandon, his wife Martha (cousin of Kit Carson) and six sons left Mississippi and arrived at Fort Brooke (Tampa) in . . . — — Map (db m57356) HM
In 1876 James H. Brandon, son of town
founder John Brandon and wife Martha,
built this large two-story frame home for
his wife Johanna and their seven
children. They loved entertaining guests
in their Folk Victorian southern mansion.
. . . — — Map (db m27201) HM
"Freemasons" have helped build and lead America for over 200 years. The members of the Brandon Masonic Lodge, chartered Jan. 22, 1890, have done the same for their respective communities during the past 100 years. Originally named Hacienda Lodge No. . . . — — Map (db m100984) HM
During WWI, the original sandstone brick "Twin Towers" were built on land once belonging to the Brandon family. This school consolidated the area's one-room schoolhouses to better educate the young. The first principal, John T. Bushong, expanded . . . — — Map (db m100982) HM
(West face)
1861
To the Honor and Courage
of the patriots of the
Confederate States
of America,
This monument is dedicated by
Tampa Chapter,
No.113, U. D. C.,
and the citizens of Tampa.
January 1911.
Memoria . . . — — Map (db m26385) WM
Lakewood Drive, part of old Seminole Indian trails, led to Fort Brooke and "Pease Creek". In 1876 Judge Joseph Gillette Knapp of Wis. settled and named Limona after citrus trees left by the Spanish. In 1877 the Elgin Watch Co. formed Limona Park . . . — — Map (db m57213) HM
Many communities in Hillsborough County were either established or
experienced rapid growth following the arrival of the railroad in the 1880s.
One such community was New Hope, which began to flourish after it was
connected to other towns and . . . — — Map (db m303853) HM
In July 1958, Lebanon was threatened by a civil war between Maronite Christians and Muslims. Tensions with Egypt had escalated earlier in 1956 when pro-western President Camille Chamoun, a Christian, did not break diplomatic relations with the . . . — — Map (db m265144) HM WM
The Boxer Rebellion, Boxer Uprising or Yihetuan Movement, was an anti-foreign, pro-nationalist movement by the Righteous Harmony Society in China between 1898 and 1901, opposing foreign imperialism and Christianity. The uprising took place . . . — — Map (db m194027) HM WM
A remnant of U.S. forces separated from South Vietnam in April 1975 in what President Gerald Ford termed a “humiliating withdrawal." U.S military involvement in southeast Asia had officially said it wasn’t over yet. In what many consider to be . . . — — Map (db m194326) HM WM
The Philippine-American War, also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection (1899 -1902), was an armed conflict between the United States and Filipino revolutionaries. The conflict arose from the struggle of the . . . — — Map (db m194588) HM WM
The United States occupation of the Dominican Republic occurred from 1916 to 1924. It was one of the many interventions in Latin America undertaken by American military forces. On May 13 1916, [1] Rear Admiral William B. Caperton forced the . . . — — Map (db m194517) HM WM
The second United States occupation of the Dominican Republic began when the United States Marines Corps entered Santo Domingo on April 28, 1965 in the Dominican Civil War. They were later joined, beginning the following day by most of the United . . . — — Map (db m194506) WM
Unified Task Force (UNITAF) was an American-led, United Nations-sanctioned multinational force which operated in Somalia between 5 December 1992 - 4 May 1993. A United States initiative (code-named Operation Restore Hope), UNITAF was, charged . . . — — Map (db m194693) HM WM
This Howitzer was manufactured at the French government armory in Bourges, France in 1918. Designed by: Albert Deport, Etienne Sainte-Claire Deville and Emile Rimailho.
Designed: 1891-1896
Number built: 21,000+
Width: 6 ft . . . — — Map (db m194875) HM WM
Type: Light Tank
Origin: United States
Designer: U.S. Army Ordinance Department
Manufacture: American Car and Foundry Company Cadillac Division of General Motors Massie-Harris
Produced: 1941-1944
No. . . . — — Map (db m193210) HM
The USS Cole bombing was a terrorist attack against the United States Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG-67) on 12 October 2000, while it was being refueled in Yemen’s Aden harbor. Seventeen American sailors were killed and 39 injured in . . . — — Map (db m194008) HM WM
In 1848, James Alderman settled near this site, a densely forested area, and cut down the steep banks of the Alafia River to make it easier for horses and wagons to ford it. The area became known as Alderman's Ford.
As the land to the south of . . . — — Map (db m111055) HM
1st Lt. Irving McDowell, 1st Artillery USA. Later Major General & Commander of Union Forces at the Battle of Bull Run (Manassas). Garrisoned this fort in June 1850. — — Map (db m151007) HM
The Bing Rooming House was built in 1928, during the period of Plant City's railroad expansion. This two-story, thirteen-room house is a good example of Frame Vernacular construction, typical of that period, and is decorated with intricate mill work . . . — — Map (db m131761) HM
(Front face)1863 - 1865 Erected by Plant City Chapter #1931 United Daughters of the Confederacy November 17, 2007
By 1863 the Confederate Army was suffering severe food shortages. Capt. John T. Lesley was commissioned to recruit from . . . — — Map (db m46292) HM
Freedom Rising
Artist: Duane Scott
In honor of the men and women who are
Veterans of the Armed Forces of the
United States of America
Who have served, fought, and died
since the birth of our Nation . . . — — Map (db m231398) WM
In 1866, freed slaves from East Hillsborough County founded the community of Bealsville - named for Alfred Beal, a member of one of the original families. Since the beginning of the community, education was important to its residents. Instruction . . . — — Map (db m57221) HM
Plant City Railroad Platform and Tower
Dedication December 2013
This structure keeps alive Plant City's railroad heritage and was made possible by community leaders and the below contractors and vendors who gave of . . . — — Map (db m312908) HM
Plant City's first church building was erected here by the Methodist congregation established at Ichepucksassa in 1850 by Rev. Samuel Knight. The congregation relocated from Shiloh to the new Town of Plant City where a church was erected under the . . . — — Map (db m111090) HM
Area one square mile with the center three blocks west of this point. The town plat covered land originally owned by pioneer John G. Thomas; 55 acres platted for Judge Henry L. Mitchell and 65 acres platted for Simon Peter Thomas, son of the . . . — — Map (db m51324) HM
Turkey Creek School was established in 1873 in a one room log cabin at Beaty's Corner. By 1903, two small schools (Bledsoe and Pleasant Grove) were consolidated into the Turkey Creek School on property located along Edwards Road.
It was one . . . — — Map (db m150550) HM
Sponsored By
Plant City Garden Club
This garden is in tribute to the
members of the armed forces
past, present & future.
The Blue Star Marker
became an icon in WWII for
sons & daughters away at war.
Today it honors all . . . — — Map (db m231451) HM
The Veterans’ Memorial
Monument Park
At Courier Field
Dedicated in Honor of
and with Appreciation to
the Men and Women who Served
in the United States Armed Forces.
Their Loyalty, Bravery and . . . — — Map (db m231391) WM
It’s June 20, 1539…
Juan Ortiz, a lost Spaniard from an earlier expedition with Pánfilo de Narváez, is found by De Soto’s men not far from here. He tells his story –
Ten years ago I was captured by Chief Ucita. I later escaped to the . . . — — Map (db m126571) HM
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because or the service and sacrifice of America's men and women in uniform.
Our Nation's servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories for liberty, human . . . — — Map (db m260615) WM
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America's men and women in uniform.
Our Nation's servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories for liberty, human . . . — — Map (db m256038) WM
It’s May 30, 1539…
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto has arrived here in La Florida, Land of Flowers, and stepped ashore –
My men can now offload our nine ships. We have sailed with 500 tons of materials needed for our . . . — — Map (db m126569) HM
In the ponds in front of you one of the richest Ice-Age fossil discoveries in the world took place in 1983-84. When amateur paleontologists reported a large accumulation of fossils to the Florida Museum of Natural History, the Leisey Shell Pit and . . . — — Map (db m120625) HM
Ruskin College opened in 1910 as a coeducational industrial and liberal arts college. It was located on part of a large tract of land purchased by Dr. George McA. Miller beginning in 1907 for the purpose of establishing a cooperative college and a . . . — — Map (db m44841) HM
(Left panel)
De Soto Trail
1539-1540
You are standing along the historic route of the conquistador Hernando de Soto and his expedition through the Florida Native American territories in his quest for gold and glory. . . . — — Map (db m126570) HM
This structure was built in response to the Spanish American War. It had two mounted 8-inch guns. The structure was completely rebuilt in 1901 to mount two 3-inch rapid fire guns. These light weight guns would protect the mine fields in the north . . . — — Map (db m254608) HM
This structure was built to mount two 6-inch rifles. These guns were mounted on an ingenious disappearing carriage, which would drop down behind the wall after firing so that they could be reloaded. After loading, a large weight would raise the gun . . . — — Map (db m254598) HM
The minefields that protected both shipping channels would be planted only during drills or wartime. Most of the time, the mining equipment would be stored in these two buildings. Both buildings were equipped with an overhead crane to handle heavy . . . — — Map (db m254619) HM
The train wheels inside the picket fence area are the remains of one of the locomotives used to transport materials for the Engineering Department and the Quartermaster Department on Fort Dade. Many flat and dump cars were used.
Before . . . — — Map (db m254840) HM
This station was used to locate enemy ships and relay their positions to gunners. The tower had two telescopes, the larger was 30X power and the smaller was 15X power. They were used to triangulate enemy ships. Information was transmitted to the . . . — — Map (db m254927) HM
At this location the first permanent light tower was built in 1848. The tower was designed to be round and made of brick. The tower was to be 40 feet high, 20 feet around at the base and 10 feet 6 inches at the top. Wooden circular staircase . . . — — Map (db m254726) HM
A fog bell was placed approximately 1,300 feet northwest of the light tower during WWI. The bell was located next to a two story wooden "bell house" or tower which protected the clockworks from the weather.
This picture is of a serviceman . . . — — Map (db m254629) HM
In 1927 a foghorn was installed next to the fog bell. It remained in place until at least 1943 before being relocated behind the new addition at the rear of the Radio Beacon Equipment building The horns were mounted on a small tower.
Foghorns . . . — — Map (db m254846) HM WM
From 1898 to 1921, the Army planned to defend Tampa Bay by planting two lines of mines in each shipping channel, for a total of 84 mines. The concrete wharf was built to handle the mining operations in both the North and Southwest channels. It was . . . — — Map (db m254720) HM
Detention area was in lower rear area with an adjoining area for toilet and showers. The upper floor consisted of a large GuardRoom Office, Sergeants Room, toilet, boiler room, doset and a porch across the front of the building. . . . — — Map (db m254909) HM
The mine Casemate Building (located under this mound) was a concrete block building with a tile roof. This building housed the generators, storage batteries, and switches that electrically set off the mines in the shipping channel. A similar . . . — — Map (db m254626) HM
This was the view looking west of Center Street before April 1925, when a fire destroyed these homes, the power plant, and the water pumping station. The fire was the deliberate result of an effort to capture the contraband of illegal immigrants and . . . — — Map (db m255664) HM
The optic display is a Double Head DCB-36 Rotating Beacon, manufactured by Crouse-Hinds, Syracuse, New York. It was installed in 1944 after the lantern room and Fresnel Lens was removed from the lighthouse tower.
The current DCB-24 rotating . . . — — Map (db m254842) HM
Built 1904
Materials: Iron and wood
Cost: $27,421.00
Total length 610 ft.
Boat House: 20X40 ft.
450 feet approach on the shore
(caption) Quartermaster’s Pier #24½ — — Map (db m254862) HM
The Guard House
Constructed in 1911, the Guard House was Building Number 65 out of approximately 70 structures built between 1900 and 1916. The sturdy concrete Guard House was Fort Dade's military jail.
Standing Strong
Few of the . . . — — Map (db m255520) HM
The Post had a sewer system similar to the one above considered "modern" in those days, which drained into Tampa Bay through several eight-inch pipes. The sewer cleaner in front of you is known as a flush tank. There are several of these tanks . . . — — Map (db m255139) HM
1898
In memory of trooper John O’Neal
1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment "Rough Riders”
and all
returning War of 1898 veterans who
suffered quarantine on this island in July of 1898.
Funded By
The 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry . . . — — Map (db m255439) WM
On December 30, 1961, Del Webb opened "Del Webb's Sun City," the first planned self-contained retirement community for active seniors in the state of Florida. His vision was affordable homes, multiple golf courses, restaurants, shopping, and a . . . — — Map (db m239341) HM
Alan G. Marshall
1944-
Tallahassee
Florida State University professor and chief scientist who invented and leads continuing development of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometry, used to analyze complex . . . — — Map (db m246109) HM
Andrew V. Schally
1926 -
Miami
Distinguished Professor at the University of Miami School of Medicine, and Distinguished Medical Research Scientist and Chief of Endocrine, Polypeptide and Cancer Institute at the Miami Veterans . . . — — Map (db m246020) HM
WHEREAS, the Public Works Administration of Bruce B. Downs began a new era of commitment and progress in the public works programs of Hillsborough County; and, WHEREAS, during his tenure as Deputy County Administrator for every area of his . . . — — Map (db m35856) HM
Chris A. Malochowsky
Gainesville
University of Florida graduate and NVIDIA co-founder for inventing the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), which transformed the computer graphics industry, revolutionized high performance computing, and . . . — — Map (db m246044) HM
Christine E. Schmidt
Gainesville
University of Florida Professor and Chair of the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering whose pioneering research in biomaterials science led to her development of . . . — — Map (db m246155) HM
Christopher Batich
Gainesville
University of Florida Professor of materials science and engineering and biomedical engineering, who developed groundbreaking treatments in patient care, most notably the anti-bacterial surface treatment . . . — — Map (db m246112) HM
D. Yogi Goswami
1948 -
Tampa
University of South Florida Distinguished Professor, for his pioneering contributions and technology development related to solar energy and indoor air quality
Inducted September 16, . . . — — Map (db m246131) HM
2023 Inductee
Daniel Joseph
Principal Illusion Integrator
Walt Disney Imagineering
Orlando
Recognized for landmark innovations in industrial design, special effects, and the integration of three-dimensional illusions, . . . — — Map (db m271761) HM
2021 Inductee
David M. Kotick
Senior Scientific Technical Manager for LVC Simulation and Training Solutions
Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division
Orlando
Recognized for seminal innovations integrating digital . . . — — Map (db m246478) HM
2021 Inductee
Dean Kamen
President of DEKA Research and Development
Founder of FIRST
Tampa
Recognized for sustained cutting-edge innovations across multiple industries that have advanced and benefited . . . — — Map (db m246512) HM
Edwin A. Link
1904 - 1981
Boca Raton
Former trustee and vice president for Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, a pioneer in aviation, underwater archaeology, and submersibles, who invented the Blue . . . — — Map (db m246219) HM
Emery M. Brown
Ocala
Bom and raised in Florida, anesthesiologist-statistician at Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT and Harvard professor, for his innovative contributions that have significantly advanced the neuroscience and practice . . . — — Map (db m246344) HM
The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame was founded in 2013 at the University of South Florida by Dr. Paul R. Sanberg, USF Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation & Economic Development and Chair of the FIHF Advisory Board, and Dr. Judy Genshaft, . . . — — Map (db m246017) HM
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