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Historical Markers and War Memorials in St. Petersburg

 
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St. Petersburg, Florida and Vicinity
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1Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — Bayflite 3 Crew
On San Martin Boulevard NE, on the left when traveling south.
In memory of our colleagues Bayflite 3 crew Mark Wallace Alicia Betita-Collins Erik Hangartner who lost their lives in service to others April 25, 2000 — Map (db m13648) HM
2Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — Brigadier General Thaddeus Kosciuszko — 1746 - 1817 — American Revolutionary War Hero Military Engineer Pure Son of Liberty —
On 3rd Street North (State Road 687) at 2nd Avenue North on 3rd Street North.
Of the many distinguished military men who came from abroad to fight for the independence of the American colonies, Kosciuszko was among the very first. In August 1776, only months after the Declaration of Independence had been signed, the . . . — Map (db m75249) HM
3Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — F-421 — Demens Landing
On Bayshore Drive at 1st Ave SE, on the left when traveling north on Bayshore Drive.
This city park is located on the site of the first railroad pier in St. Petersburg, built by Peter Demens in 1889. Peter Demens (pronounced de-MENS) was a Russian nobleman, Pyotr Dementyev, who left Russia in 1881, came to Florida, and changed his . . . — Map (db m4666) HM
4Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — First Mass in Florida — April 16, 1528
On Elbow Lane North 0.1 miles west of Park Street North, in the median.
In April 1528, The Spanish explorer Panfilo de Narvaez arrived here with 5 ships and 600 men in a quest for gold and power. Also with him were those who sought to spread Christianity, including eight diocesan and five Franciscan priests. One of . . . — Map (db m120361) HM
5Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — First Settlement and Post Office
On 4th Street South at Bayside Drive South, on the left when traveling south on 4th Street South.
One fourth mile east from this point is the site of the first settlement in 1857 and the first Post Office in 1876 of St. Petersburg, then called Pinellas. — Map (db m50455) HM
6Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — F-37 — Gandy Bridge
On West Gandy Boulevard (U.S. 92) 2.1 miles east of San Fernando Drive NE, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Constructed as a toll bridge for auto and street car traffic by George S. Gandy, a pioneer West Coast developer, it was begun in 1922 and opened in 1924. The structure consisted of 3Ό miles of causeways and 2½ miles of bridge, and at its . . . — Map (db m129358) HM
7Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — John C. Williams
Near 4th Street North at 2nd Avenue North.
Dedicated To The Memory Of John C. Williams Who founded St. Petersburg in 1887, and gave this site for a public park. — Map (db m140203) HM
8Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — Lynching of John Evans
Near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street at Central Avenue when traveling north. Reported missing.
At this intersection November 12, 1914 John Evans a black laborer from Dunnellon FL was lynched condemned by a secret council of fifteen of St. Petersburg's most influential citizens. He was then turned over to a mob of fifteen hundred white . . . — Map (db m64413) HM
9Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — Our Heroes of the World War — 1917-1918
On 1st Avenue North at 4th Street North, on the right when traveling west on 1st Avenue North.
"God Gave Us Sons: We Gave Them To Our Country And Our Country Gave Them Back To God." Officers Crenshaw Caswell 1st Lt. F. A. James Abel 2nd Lt. Inf. Enlisted Men Lewis N. Brantley George Donaldson . . . — Map (db m99442) WM
10Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — Panfilo de Narvaez — April 15, 1528
On Park Street North at Elbow Lane North, on the left when traveling north on Park Street North.
Here Landed Panfilo de Narvaez April 15, 1528 From the site of this ancient Indian village was launched the first exploration by the white man of the North American Continent. — Map (db m37549) HM
11Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — Peter Demens
Near 1st Avenue SE.
In honor of Peter Demens (Dementieff) the founder of St. Petersburg in 1888 — Map (db m4686) HM
12Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — Pinellas County Veterans Memorial
On 4th Street North south of 2nd Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
In Memory Of Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice For Their Country In World War II Erected By The Pinellas County Liason Council Auxiliary A.D. 1951 Reverse: Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice In . . . — Map (db m99451) WM
13Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — Pioneer Park
On Central Ave. at Bayshore Drive SE, on the right when traveling east on Central Ave..
"Dedicated to the memory of the pioneers and their families whose vision and leadership helped create St. Petersburg, Florida." — Map (db m4671) HM
14Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — 01001057 — S. H. Kress and Co. Building
On 5th Avenue North at Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 5th Avenue North.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior Built 1927  ♦  Restored 2000 — Map (db m50566) HM
15Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — F-422 — Soreno Hotel
On 1st Avenue North west of Beach Drive Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
In 1923 construction began on Soren Lund's "Million Dollar" Mediterranean Revival hotel. Prominent features were its clay-tiled roof, rough textured stucco, baroque-type arched entrance and sqraffito decorations. It encompassed the north half of the . . . — Map (db m50565) HM
16Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — F-104 — St. Bartholomew's Church
On 34th Street South (U.S. 19) at 38th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south on 34th Street South.
Oldest church in Pinellas County, it was organized April 20, 1887. It was constructed in the summer of 1887 by a handful of pioneers equipped with crude tools. Built of unturpentined pine, the church records indicate first building cost $673. Dr. . . . — Map (db m50444) HM
17Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — St. Mary, Our Lady of Grace Church — Established 1908 — Oldest Catholic Church in the City of St. Petersburg —
On Dali Boulevard (5th Avenue South) at Fourth Street South, on the right when traveling east on Dali Boulevard (5th Avenue South).
Initially served by the Jesuits from Sacred Heart in Tampa, a small wood-frame chapel named “St. Mary” was built at the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Fifth Avenue South in 1908. By 1913, a new and larger brick church was . . . — Map (db m40486) HM
18Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — St. Paul Catholic Church — Established 1925
Near 12th Street North near 18th Avenue North.
After purchasing ten acres of scrub pine and swamp in 1922, Bishop Barry of St. Augustine directed the pastor of St. Mary’s in downtown to begin construction of a school building on this not-so-promising site. Construction began in 1925 and Sunday . . . — Map (db m40484) HM
19Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — St. Petersburg Central Yacht Basin — AIAA Historic Aerospace Site
On 2nd Avenue Northeast east of Bayshore Drive Northeast, on the left when traveling east.
On January 1, 1914, the "aeroplane" was demonstrated as a viable means of commercial transportation with the inaugural flight of the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line, the world's first regularly scheduled commercial airline. Piloted by Tony H. . . . — Map (db m140622) HM
20Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — Stonewall Jackson Memorial Highway Terminus
On Bayshore Drive SE at Central Avenue SE, on the left when traveling north on Bayshore Drive SE. Reported permanently removed.
This marks the terminal of the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Highway. Erected by Dixie Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, St. Petersburg, Fla. Jan. 22, 1939. — Map (db m4670) HM
21Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — The History of Princess Hirrihigua
On Mound Place west of Bethel Way South, on the right when traveling west.
In 1526 Juan Ortiz, a member of the expedition sent from Cuba to find Panfilo De Narvaez, was captured by Timucan Indians. Chief Hirrihigua, their ruler, hated the white men because of the violence of Narvaez. Juan Ortiz was condemned to death but . . . — Map (db m50463) HM
22Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — The United States Veterans Memorial
On 1st Avenue North west of 3rd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
(approach) The United States Veterans Memorial Dedicated to All Veterans • Past • Present • Future 1775 • ---- (North-Center-Upper) Old Glory I am the Star Spangled Banner ..... . . . — Map (db m99441) WM
23Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — The World's First Scheduled Airline
On 2nd Avenue Northeast east of Bayshore Drive Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
(Front plaque)From this site The St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line The World's First Scheduled Airline Began regular flights between St. Petersburg and Tampa, January 1, 1914. ⋆ This plaque and site dedicated December 4, . . . — Map (db m50437) HM
24Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — World Record — For 10 Miles — 45 Minutes 37 Seconds —
On Bayshore Drive SE north of Dali Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
. . . — Map (db m49432) HM
25Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — F-274 — World's First Regularly Scheduled Commercial Airline
On Bayshore Drive SE east of Dali Boulevard, on the left.
Within a decade after the famous Wright Brothers' 1903 flight, aviation history was being made in Florida. The first transcontinental flight landed at Jacksonville in 1912, a naval air training center opened at Pensacola in 1913, and the St. . . . — Map (db m50438) HM
 
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