The first violent death in the Latin Quarter occurred in this vicinity when a pistol duel was fought between two Cuban cigarmakers. Their nicknames were "Teclo" and "Matancero." "Teclo" was killed instantly in the exchange. It is said the duel was . . . — — Map (db m129944) HM
The President of the United States in the name of Congress takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor posthumously to
First Lieutenant
Baldomero Lopez
Marine Corps
for service set forth in the following
. . . — — Map (db m197426) WM
During the Inchon invasion in Korea, September 15, 1950, Marine 1st Lieutenant Lopez's platoon was engaging the enemy. Exposing himself to hostile fire he attempted to hurl a grenade into the pillbox whose fire was pinning them down. Wounded, he . . . — — Map (db m31703) HM
The Seminole Nation fights for their identity and their homes.
This war was fought while Florida was still a Spanish colony; it passed to the Americans in 1821. — — Map (db m193910) HM WM
On July 26, 1846, the first Methodist church in Tampa was organized with seventeen founding members. They worshipped in a primitive structure built of driftwood from nearby Fort Brooke. They called it the “Church-by-the-Sea”. This . . . — — Map (db m43141) 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
In December, 1945, C. Blythe Andrews re-opened the doors of the Florida Sentinel newspaper at 1511 Central Avenue. The original Florida Sentinel was founded in 1919, in Jacksonville, Florida by Mr. Andrews' father, General William W. Andrews. The . . . — — Map (db m20052) HM
Somewhere along the shores of Tampa Bay during the summer of 1549, Catholic priest (from the Dominican Order) Fray Luis Cancer de Barbastro, fellow Dominican priest Fray Diego de Tolosa, and an oblate named Fuentes, were killed by a group of local . . . — — Map (db m182183) HM
Nestled among sprawling oaks and curved roads with names like Fairway, Fore, and Bogie lies the Forest Hills neighborhood and the Babe Zaharias Golf Course. The neighborhood, originally known as Golfland, was part of a much larger area known as . . . — — Map (db m239239) HM
Mrs. Chester W. Chapin, controlling owner of the company which operated the city's first electric trolley cars, purchased these acres and in 1894 developed this site into a tropical parkas terminal for her line.
She named it for the French . . . — — Map (db m154310) HM
Replica Naval Mounts
Manufactured for
The Friends of Plant Park
The Citizens of Tampa, Hillsborough County
and The University of Tampa
Dedicated to
The original inhabitants, soldiers, sailors and
settlers who with blood sweat and . . . — — Map (db m20000) HM
During the Second Seminole War (1835-42) the U.S. Army established a cemetery at this site for soldiers, civilian employees, and Indians. In 1883, about 20 soldiers were removed to Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola. In time the grave sites . . . — — Map (db m44689) HM
Fort Brooke (Tampa)
Established 1824 by Col. George M. Brooke 4th US Infantry, east bank Hillsborough river. Prominent as Army Headquarters Seminole Indian Wars of 1835-42 & 1855-58.
Confederate Battery
A parapet mounted by three . . . — — Map (db m130076) HM
To the 102 unknown soldiers and settlers
reburied here from the old U.S. Army cemetery
at Fort Brooke, Mar. 24, 1981. Rest in eternal
peace.
Through the efforts of the city of
Tampa and Tampa Historical Society. — — Map (db m27497) HM
In 1886 two cigar factories were completed
at Tampa signaling the founding of the
industry in the area. Pioneer manufacturer
was Vincente Martinez Ybor, a native of
Spain, who had made cigars at Havana and
Key West. Ybor's move to Tampa was . . . — — Map (db m31704) HM
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The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, New York, came to Florida in the 1930s. They founded hospitals in Miami, West Palm Beach, St. Petersburg, and Tampa, including St. Anthony’s in St. Petersburg and St. Joseph’s in Tampa. The Franciscan . . . — — Map (db m208931) HM
During the days of segregation, Hillsborough County operated two
separate systems-one for white children and one for Black children.
Neighborhoods and communities were often called upon to assist with their
local schools but that was especially . . . — — Map (db m308116) HM
The name Gary was officially recognized with the establishment of the Gary post office in 1898. The official plat of "Gary-Town" was recorded in May 1903. The Gary neighborhood included both Gary-Town and Spanish Park, located to its east. The . . . — — Map (db m33926) HM
"I have seen in your eyes a fire of determination to get this war job done quickly. My confidence in you is total, our cause is just. Now you must be the thunder and lightning of Desert Storm."
In 1848 a Board of Engineers with Lt. Col. Robert E. Lee, USA as recording officer visited Fort Brooke (Tampa). Aboard the Schooner Phenix they made a survey of Tampa Bay; requested government reservation of the bay keys and erection of defense . . . — — Map (db m216190) HM
The grateful citizenry of Tampa dedicated this roadway to the memory of George Guida for his commitment to improving the quality of life for all. A business and civic leader, banker and builder of many of our public service buildings, such as Jesuit . . . — — Map (db m214928) HM
The George Washington Junior High School was formerly located on this site. Along with the local Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, located in the Hyde Park neighborhood, the George Washington Junior High School was among the first junior high . . . — — Map (db m32624) HM
Organized in 1901, the German-American Club was one of the few non-latin ethnic clubs in Tampa. Club members laid the cornerstone for a building on the northeast corner of Nebraska Avenue and 11th Avenue on February 23, 1908, followed by a . . . — — Map (db m32372) HM
In 1907, Salvatore and Vittoria Giunta arrived at Ellis Island from Santo Stefano Quisquina, Sicily. Like many other Sicilian immigrants, they left behind peasant farming for a better future in Ybor City, where work was plentiful. They brought . . . — — Map (db m166405) HM
Gordon Keller was a beloved citizen of Tampa -- City official, merchant, civic leader, friend -- from 1883 until his death, July 10, 1909. A grief-stricken community subscribed funds to build "a permanent monument" to him, and Gordon Keller Memorial . . . — — Map (db m69977) HM
From this point in front of The Tampa Daily Times Building on Nov. 23 1909, was started the Tampa-to-Jacksonville "endurance run" to promote good roads for Florida. Sixteen vehicles, plus the "confetti" pathfinding car and a press car, made . . . — — Map (db m68398) HM
The Greater Bethel Missionary Baptist Church originated in 1893 as the Ebenezer Baptist Church. Reorganized in a newly constructed wooden church during the first decade of the 20th Century, it became known as the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. . . . — — Map (db m214926) HM
New Salem Primitive Baptist Church came into existence from its "mother church," Mt. Moriah Primitive Baptist Church in Tampa. Rev. G.S. Crawford, from east Florida, organized New Salem in 1905, which first held services in a one-room building on . . . — — Map (db m32838) 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
In 1973 Libya claimed the Gulf of Sidra as a closed bay and part of its territorial waters. This prompted the United States to conduct Freedom of Navigation (FON) operations in the area once the claim did not meet the criteria established by . . . — — Map (db m194776) HM WM
The Gulf War, code named Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Lasted 6 Months, 3 Weeks And 5 Days. In Response to Iraq’s 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
Harvey Firestone
1868 - 1938
Fort Myers
Founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company whose pioneering innovations revolutionized the commercial rubber industry, and who advanced scientific research in Florida and co-founded the . . . — — Map (db m246192) HM
Hedy Lamarr
1914 - 2000
Casselberry
Hollywood icon and Florida resident for her groundbreaking invention of the Secret Communication System, which led to the creation of various technologies used to support Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth, . . . — — Map (db m246019) HM
Herbert Wertheim
Miami
Optometric physician, graduate of the University of Florida and honorary alumnus of Florida International University, who was the first to discover and produce ultraviolet light dye absorbers for eyeglass . . . — — Map (db m246270) HM
The oldest high school building standing today in Hillsborough County is located at 2704 Highland Avenue in Tampa. It was designed by Wilson Potter of New York. The cornerstone reads HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, but when it opened on October 12, . . . — — Map (db m32380) HM
Florida's constitution requires the following: "Counties shall provide for inhabitants who by reason of age, infirmity or misfortune may have claims upon the aid and sympathy of society." Hence, in 1905, the Hillsborough County Board of County . . . — — Map (db m101642) HM
Hillsborough County Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Aaron, Eugene Allen PFC Army Tampa • Abney, Daniel Thomas Jr. SP4 Army Tampa • Abrams, Samuel K Jr. SSG Army Tampa • Allen, Edwin Charles PFC Army Tampa • Arnold, Robert SGT USMC Tampa • . . . — — Map (db m197613) WM
Hillsborough County
World War I Veterans
1914 - 1918
Adams, James Henry USCG • Ansley, Donald • Badger, Norman PVT-Army • Baker, Ruben • Banta, Fred C Cpl-Army • Barker, John D Army • Barrett, Ryan H Army • Bares, Carl W • . . . — — Map (db m197709) WM
This memorial highway is reverently dedicated as a “Road of Remembrance” to those who gave their lives for liberty in the World War 1917-18 by the people of Tampa and Hillsborough County through the Tampa Rotary Club - 1921 - James Adams • . . . — — Map (db m214933) WM
At the nearby junction of Jackson Street and the Hillsborough River was the east bank docking site of the Tampa Ferry, the only means of crossing the river in pioneer days. The ferry was an open deck, flat barge, hand pulled by means of a steel . . . — — Map (db m216191) HM
This structure was once the home of Richard Doby, founder of
Dobyville and benefactor to its namesake school. Built around 1912,
the home was occupied by Doby and his family for several decades.
The Dobyville area, in the northern section of the . . . — — Map (db m297250) HM
Emilio Pons, a pioneer Tampa cigar manufacturer, and an outstanding public servant, established the first cigar factory of local origin on this site in 1887.
Here on October 12, 1894, Jose Marti, the Cuban liberator, delivered his last . . . — — Map (db m32828) HM
In 1897, the first city-owned fire station in Ybor City was established on this site, then the heart of the Italian section.
It was a two- story frame building with a bell tower. Equipped with a hose - wagon and a hook and ladder truck, it . . . — — Map (db m8778) HM
The Old Military Road connecting Ft. Brooke (Tampa) and Ft. King (Ocala) ran through this vicinity. On Dec. 23, 1835, Maj. Francis L. Dade set out over the Trail with a detachment of 109 soldiers to reinforce the small garrison of Ft. King.
On . . . — — Map (db m126035) HM
The historic Harlem Academy, known as "The Mother of African- American Schools," was the first public school erected for African- American children in Tampa.
The first classes were held in 1868 in the Hillsborough County Courthouse. In the . . . — — Map (db m27707) HM
Since the first wave of B-18 Super Heavy Bombers arrived at MacDill in 1940, the base has seen a remarkable variety of America's finest military aircraft. MacDill's first mission included transitional training on the B-17 Flying Fortress. After . . . — — Map (db m34132) HM
During the fabulous pioneer days of Ybor City the famed Hotel De La Havana was located on this corner. The three story frame structure was the first hotel erected in the Latin Quarter. Its proprietors were Jose Rubin and Jacinto Olavarria. . . . — — Map (db m8775) HM
During most of the era of forced racial segregation, Tampa's Black high school students only had two schools to attend - Booker T. Washington in Ybor City and George S. Middleton in East Tampa.
The post - World War Il population boom prompted . . . — — Map (db m264389) HM
His was a life of achievements – a great lawyer, pioneer land developer, public servant and a Tampa booster. Had the honor of serving as State's Attorney, Tampa City Attorney, Port Commissioner, and Supt. of Public Works. In 1892, converted 200 . . . — — Map (db m49593) HM
Bungalow Terrace was developed by Alfred Swann and Eugene Holtsinger on what was Morrison Grove in 1913. The Bungalow Style home was modeled after the bungalows in California because of the low cost, adaptability, craftsmanship and low maintenance. . . . — — Map (db m103198) HM
Francis J. Bellamay, called "the most neglected patriot in American history", wrote the immortal words of the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag, while an editor on the magazine, Youth Companion, in 1892. He lived in Tampa and worked as . . . — — Map (db m154311) HM
L’Unione Italiana, founded in 1894 in Ybor City, institutionalized the Italian funeral in Tampa when in 1896 it purchased this property from the prominent African-American Armwood family and dedicated it as a cemetery. The first Italians were buried . . . — — Map (db m43618) HM
On July 14, 1939, the Tampa Morning Tribune announced the war department's decision to build the "Southeast Air Base" in Tampa. The land selected was a 6000 acre marshy area known as Catfish Point. As part of President Roosevelt's New Deal Program, . . . — — Map (db m34118) HM
Tampa's port is one of its most important economic engines, and for
over a century, the port's longshoremen have been one of the most
significant groups of people who make that engine run smoothly.
Though the dock workers had been represented . . . — — Map (db m301124) HM
The invasion of Grenada, codenamed Operation Urgent Fury, was a 1983 United States invasion of Grenada, a Caribbean island nation with a population of about 93,000 located
123 miles (150 km) north of Venezuela, that resulted in a U.S. victory . . . — — Map (db m193974) WM
All Gave Some ★ Some Gave All
Front
Hillsborough County:
Paul R. Smith, U.S. Army, 4 April 2003 • Andrew j. Aviles, LCPL, U.S. Marine Corps, 7 April 2003 • Michael B. Quinn, SSG, U.S.Army, 27 May 2003 • . . . — — Map (db m203895) WM
Israel J. Morejon
Tampa
Created innovative solutions across multiple industries, most notably state-of-the-art LED lighting technologies, nano projectors, wireless modem technology, optical tomography for cancer detection systems, . . . — — Map (db m246227) HM
Issa Batarseh
1961 -
Orlando
University of Central Florida professor and director of the Energy System Integration Division at the Florida Solar Energy Center, for inventing low cost, high efficiency microinverters for photovoltaic . . . — — Map (db m246479) HM
Tampa's Italians have supported a flourishing
club life almost from their first arrival in the
1880's. L'Unione Italiana, the first mutual aid
society, was organized in 1894. Initially located
directly across the street, the club stood . . . — — Map (db m213644) HM
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
Jacqueline W. Quinn
1967 -
Titusville
Kennedy Space Center environmental engineer who invented multiple, globally impacting environmental cleanup technologies, including NASA's most licensed and recognized technology for groundwater . . . — — Map (db m246041) HM
Janet K. Yamamoto
1953 -
Gainesville
University of Florida professor of retroviral immunology, for the discovery of the deadly feline immunodeficiency virus (FV), the FIV vaccine, and for furthering research on the human . . . — — Map (db m246205) HM
Jean-Francois Rossignol
Tampa
Co-founder, Chairman and Chief Medical & Science Officer, Romark Laboratories L.C.; US Affiliate Professor of Medicine whose breakthroughs in treatments of parasitic diseases led to his discovery of . . . — — Map (db m246318) HM
Jerry Pratt
1972 -
Pensacola
Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition senior research scientist, for contributions to the understanding and modeling of human gait, and the application of that understanding in the fields . . . — — Map (db m246225) HM
In 1913, Jessamine Link established Magnolia Troop One, the second Girl Scout Troop in the United States. This was just one year after Juliette Gordon Low organized the country's first Girl Scout troop in Savannah, Georgia in 1912. What is now Hyde . . . — — Map (db m101550) HM
Jimi Hendrix is one of the most influential musicians and guitarists of the 20th century. His legacy, dedication, and passion for music transcends all boundaries and brings people from all walks of life together. He played two nights here in Tampa, . . . — — Map (db m146029) HM
Joanna S. Fowler
Tampa
Miami native, University of South Florida graduate, and 2008 National Medal of Science Laureate for her transformative research that enabled the use of imaging technology to identify and treat illnesses from . . . — — Map (db m246060) HM
John Jackson and Ellen Maher immigrated independently of each other after the great potato famine began in Ireland in the 1840s. They met in St. Augustine, married in 1847, and came to Tampa on their honeymoon. John had intended to go on to Manatee, . . . — — Map (db m200354) HM
On November 18, 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, arrived in Tampa. The President's day-long visit thrilled the thousands of people who lined his 28 mile motorcade route.
He arrived at MacDill Air Force Base, . . . — — Map (db m157518) HM
John Gorrie
1803 - 1855
Apalachicola
Inventor, humanitarian, and physician considered the father of refrigeration and air conditioning, Gorrie was granted the first patent issued for mechanical refrigeration and opened a new avenue . . . — — Map (db m246481) HM
At this site, 407 East Street, was the home of John Thomas Lesley, built in 1897. Pioneer settler, soldier, statesman and entrepreneur, Lesley (1835 - 1913) was one of Tampa's greatest early leaders/ A native of Madison County, Florida, he came in . . . — — Map (db m54132) HM
This vessel named for Jose Gaspar a gentleman Lieutenant of the Royal Spanish Navy, who achieved great fame as a pirate headquartered on Florida's Gulf Coast.
As leader of a mutinous uprising, Lt. Gaspar seized command of the Spanish . . . — — Map (db m34860) HM
Desde esta escalinata
En el año 1893
José Martí
Apóstol de la Libertad
de Cuba
Con elocuentes palabras
pidió a los tabaqueros
Cubanos emigrados que le
ayudasen a conquistar la
independencia de su país,
aportando hombres, . . . — — Map (db m14431) HM
Born in Havana, Cuba, on January 28, 1853.
Patriot, writer, poet, lawyer, and orator.
A lover of liberty and justice, his ideas and personal example
were a universal inspiration for the world as well as for the
Cuban people. He perished on . . . — — Map (db m32132) HM
Joshua Rokach
Melbourne
Florida Institute of Technology Professor who was the first to synthesize major inflammatory triggers responsible for asthma, allergies, and inflammatory bowel disease, which revolutionized medical research in . . . — — Map (db m246284) HM
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K-9 Corps
Over 4,000 military dogs served in Vietnam as scout, sentry, tracker and patrol dogs (German Shepards, Labrador Retrievers). It has been estimated that their presence prevented over 10,000 casualties. . . . — — Map (db m197796) WM
Built on the Former Homesite of
Kate Veronica Jackson
Born January 13, 1857 - Died December 11, 1940
Kate Jackson deeded this property to Sacred Heart Catholic Church which later sold it to the city. The recreation center was named for her . . . — — Map (db m70378) HM
Pioneer family listed in Tampa Blue Book settling in 1840. Founded 1st Indian trading post. Trusted friend of Chief Billy Bowlegs. Kennedys claim first recorded deed in county. — — Map (db m35785) HM
Kenneth M. Ford
1955 -
Pensacola
Co-founder and CEO of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IMC), for his pioneering work in artificial intelligence and human-centered computing, and his significant contributions . . . — — Map (db m246361) HM
The City of Tampa first opened a recreation center for African Americans
at this location in August 1946. Prior to this, there were no dedicated
recreation centers for Tampa's Black residents. The main building, designed
in the Art Deco style, . . . — — Map (db m268466) HM
This bronze memorial depicts a Korean mother with her two children grieving her husband’s death beside his rifle and helmet. A sad time for the whole family. — — Map (db m193451) WM
In 1175, Pope Alexander III, authorized "La Orden Real Sant' Yago" to protect the Pilgrims' Way to the shrine of Santiago (St. James), at Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. Among the Spanish conquerors of America, Ponce De Leon, Panfilo De . . . — — Map (db m237516) HM
Paulina Pedroso was one of the great women patriots of Cuba. After an attempt on the life of Jose Marti, the Pedroso House became his refuge.
Whenever Marti stayed here the flag of the budding Republic of Cuba fluttered outside. Evenings, the . . . — — Map (db m31931) HM
Paulina Pedroso fue insigne patriota Cubana. Tras el atentado contra Jose Marti, la Casa Pedroso se hizo refugio del Apostol.
Siempre que aqui se hospedara Marti desplegabase en la fachada la bandera de la naciente Republica Cubana. De . . . — — Map (db m31935) HM
Francisco Ferlita, a native of Santo Stefano, Sicily, established a bakery on this site in 1896. Bread sold for three cents and five cents, and often on credit. In 1922 the wooden structure was destroyed by fire, and a yellow brick building was . . . — — Map (db m311923) HM
On this corner was located the famous night school
which was established for the welfare of the Cuban
emigres of the flourishing cigar center. Classes were
conducted by Don Jose Guadalupe Rivero. To these
compatriots who worked with tabacco . . . — — Map (db m31709) HM
Vicente Martinez Ybor led the procession of cigar manufactures to Tampa making it the largest clear Havana cigar manufacturing center in the world. Here, on Dec. 22, 1886, he completed his country villa.
Ybor entertained lavishly with "fiestas . . . — — Map (db m150562) HM
Leslie Kramer
Orlando
Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing at TaiLor Made Prosthetics; scientist, engineer and entrepreneur whose long career in industry led to groundbreaking innovations in composite materials, military . . . — — Map (db m246209) HM
This American Liberty Elm was named after "The Liberty Tree: Our Country's First Symbol of Freedom." On the morning of August 14, 1765, Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated Stamp Act. From . . . — — Map (db m215495) HM
Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a Marine platoon commander of Company A, in action against enemy aggressor forces. With his
platoon Ist Lt. Lopez was . . . — — Map (db m194173) HM WM
This distinguished native Tampan served with courage, honor and personal sacrifice as an army surgeon during WWII. He was captured and made a prisoner of war when the Japanese overran the Philippines. Afflicted with Beri-Beri and other diseases he . . . — — Map (db m215678) HM
Hillsborough County Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Is named in memory of
Lt Col James Michael Basta.
He was known by his call sign “Tornado White” while a member of the Ruthless Riders, 7th Armored Squadron, Air Cavalry. . . . — — Map (db m197712) WM
Tampa's first Italian-American society was organized April 4, 1894. During its early years the club assisted members through cultural enrichment, providing education, health care and financial help to the families of deceased members. L'Unione . . . — — Map (db m8769) HM
Luther G. Simjian
1905 - 1997
Tampa
Prolific inventor and founder of Reflectone Inc., who developed the Optical Range Estimation Trainer, which became the standard for simulation defense training and for his many other inventions . . . — — Map (db m246042) HM
Lynching in America
Between 1877 and 1950, thousands of African-Americans were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States. Florida had one of the highest per-capita rates of Black victims lynched by white mobs, including . . . — — Map (db m206382) HM
3 F-80 Shooting Stars Fly to Korea In February 1951, MacDill's 307th deployed to Okinawa for the Korean conflict. It was one of the first units to move its fighting forces overseas. MacDill During Vietnam During the Vietnam conflict, . . . — — Map (db m34149) HM
Fortune and Benjamin Taylor were brought to Florida from South Carolina in the 1850s. They were owned by the Howell family. At the end of the Civil War, the newly freed couple were among the first African Americans to legally marry. Freedom came to . . . — — Map (db m120259) HM
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