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By Mike Stroud, June 28, 2008
The Coming of the Italians Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On East 7th Avenue near North 21st Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On East Seventh Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On E . 7th Ave, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing. |
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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 |
| On North 26th Street at East 23rd Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North 26th Street. |
| | 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 |
Apr. 30, 2024
