On Griffin Road (State Road 818) east of Walsh Road, on the right when traveling east.
This historic structure was the first permanent school in the Everglades and is now Broward County’s oldest existing school building. The Davie School was designed in 1917 by August Geiger (born 1888), who came to Miami in 1905 from New Haven, . . . — — Map (db m41666) HM
On Northeast 8th Street at Memorial Drive, in the median on Northeast 8th Street.
Graduated from Fort Lauderdale High School 1937 and from United States Military Academy at West Point with Honors 1941.
Awarded Posthumously the First Congressional Medal of Honor of World War II by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January . . . — — Map (db m146548) HM
On Southeast 3rd Avenue just south of Southeast 1st Street, on the right when traveling north.
On this 13-acre site, bounded by Broward Boulevard, South Federal Highway, SE 3rd Avenue, and SE 2nd Street, stood the original Fort Lauderdale High School. The land was donated by Frank and Ivy Strahanan, Fort Lauderdale’s first school teacher. . . . — — Map (db m127762) HM
Near Southeast 6th Ave at Southeast 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Born at White Springs, Florida, on the banks of the Suwannee River, came to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1899 as the town's first school teacher. She married Frank Stranahan in 1900 and lived at the Indian Trading Post on New River, where she . . . — — Map (db m100385) HM
On Southwest 1st Avenue south of Southwest 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south.
One of three remaining historical buildings on Brickell Avenue, the first commercial street in the City of Fort Lauderdale, constructed between 1924 and 1926, the building was used primarily as a furniture store (as Pace Furniture then Rhodes . . . — — Map (db m100434) HM
On Southwest 2nd Avenue/North New River Drive West at Southwest 3rd Avenue/Nugent Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Southwest 2nd Avenue/North New River Drive West.
This replica of the original schoolhouse, which was built by Edwin T. King, was constructed in 1976 as a community Bicentennial Project. The original schoolhouse was located on the corner of South Andrews Avenue and Southwest 5th Street. Ivy . . . — — Map (db m100701) HM
On Harmon Avenue/Southwest 13th Avenue at West Las Olas Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Harmon Avenue/Southwest 13th Avenue.
The West Side Grade School was the second elementary school built in the Fort Lauderdale School District. The school was designed in 1923 by locally prominent architect Morris Peterman, and opened on September 21, 1923. The West Side Grade School . . . — — Map (db m99637) HM
On Hollywood Boulevard (State Road 820) east of South 20th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Morse Arcade was built in 1923 by Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Morse, an arcade was an early mall with a variety of shops & offices. In 1927, it was the home of Hollywood's first library. — — Map (db m99790) HM
On Northwest 7th Terrace at Northwest 6th Street, in the median on Northwest 7th Terrace.
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The first school for Pompano Beach’s African American students was a two-room wooden building that was destroyed in the 1926 Great Miami hurricane. Classes were held in the Psalters Temple AME Church until a new schoolhouse could . . . — — Map (db m137400) HM
On Cooper Street at East McKenzie Street, on the right when traveling north on Cooper Street.
Originally named the Punta Gorda High School, this building was the first dedicated high school for the newly created Charlotte County (1921), replacing the previous 1907 Punta Gorda Grammar and High School. Construction of the school began in 1926 . . . — — Map (db m215977) HM
On North Florida Avenue (U.S. 41) at East Parsons Point Road, on the right when traveling north on North Florida Avenue.
The Hernando Elementary School is a one-story masonry building erected between 1941 and 1942 through county and state cooperation with the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This red brick school is situated on land that was acquired through a . . . — — Map (db m236678) HM
On West Main Street (Gulf to Lake Highway) (State Road 44) east of South Osceola Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This building was reportedly constructed in the early 1900's as a library. It was later occupied by School Superintendent R.L. Turner until the 1912 Courthouse was constructed and his office moved there.
In 1917 the Woman's Club of Inverness was . . . — — Map (db m126081) HM
On North Apopka Avenue, 0.1 miles north of West Dampier Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built around 1915, this house is most remembered for the McLeod family who lived here from 1941 to 1998. Oscar Penn McLeod was born to a pioneer family near Perry, Florida. He was awarded a teaching certificate in 1918 and married Mayo Artie . . . — — Map (db m117128) HM
Near Park Avenue (U.S. 17) south of Kingsley Avenue (Florida Route 224), on the right when traveling south.
The 1885 Florida Constitution mandated the segregated education of black and white students in public schools. In 1891, the American Missionary Association (AMA) opened the private Orange Park Normal and Industrial School at this site to educate . . . — — Map (db m150638) HM
Near Tallahassee Street just south of Minden Street, on the right when traveling north.
Colonel Harry M. Hatcher, Jr.
Colonel Retired United States Army
Decorations & Awards
Bronze Star
Combat Infantry Badge
Meritorious Service Medal
Good Conduct Medal
Asiatic – Pacific Campaign Medal . . . — — Map (db m179357) HM WM
On Northeast Coach Anders Lane at Northeast Aggie Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Northeast Coach Anders Lane.
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African American education in Columbia County dates to Reconstruction when the first school was established in 1866 for freed people of color in the county. In 1906, the Lake City School for Colored Students was created under the . . . — — Map (db m202818) HM
On SW Owens School Road at Thigpen Avenue, on the right when traveling west on SW Owens School Road.
The Owens Community School was built 1916-1918 in the once thriving community of Owens. The community and school were named for Owen H. Dishong (1850-1902), the first sheriff of DeSoto County, serving 1887 to 1893 and 1897 to 1901. He was a charter . . . — — Map (db m72814) HM
On County Route 55A at County Route 349, on the right when traveling east on County Route 55A.
On April 1, 1899, Orren Y. Felton and his wife, Lille F. Felton, gave deed to the Board of Public Instruction for Old Town School. On May 23, 1911, Ruby E. Chaires and her husband McQueen Chaires gave additional deed to the Board of Public . . . — — Map (db m165868) HM
On University Boulevard North at Playa Way, on the right when traveling north on University Boulevard North. Reported unreadable.
Arlington Grammar School was built in 1921 to serve the children of white families living in an area of approximately 48 square miles stretching from the St. Johns River on the west eastward to what is today St. Johns Bluff Road and from the St. . . . — — Map (db m138830) HM
On North Jefferson Street at 6th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Jefferson Street.
In 1931 the red brick building that housed Brewster Hospital, the first private medical facility available to African Americans in Jacksonville opened.
Brewster Hospital evolved out of a class to train African-American women as nurses at the . . . — — Map (db m237314) HM
On West Ashley Street just west of Clay Street, on the right when traveling west.
This magnificent building was built in 1917 after the Great Fire of 1901. It replaced an earlier structure on the same site (pictured on right). The school was named for Lincoln's Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, who was instrumental in creation of . . . — — Map (db m230621) HM
On Mandarin Road at County Dock Road, on the left when traveling north on Mandarin Road.
This is the last remaining one-room schoolhouse in Duval County, built in 1898 on the St. Joseph’s Church property at the corner of Loreto and Old St. Augustine Roads. It was part of the community school begun in 1868 by the Sisters of St. . . . — — Map (db m171614) HM
On Kings Road (U.S. 23) at Pearce Street, on the right when traveling west on Kings Road.
Founded in 1866, Edward Waters College (EWC) is the oldest historically black college in Florida. The history of the college is closely tied to the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. In 1865, the Reverend Charles H. Pearch, a presiding elder . . . — — Map (db m93073) HM
On Dolphin Drive at River Road, on the right when traveling east on Dolphin Drive.
This house was the home in 1884-1885 of the English composer, Frederick Delius. Until 1961 it stood in Solano Grove, Picolata at which time Mrs. Henry L. Richmond deeded the house and site to the University. The Delius Trust in London and other . . . — — Map (db m172441) HM
On San Diego Road at White Avenue, on the right when traveling west on San Diego Road.
In 1922, the Duval County Board of Public Instruction opened South Jacksonville School No.107, the only public school on the southside of Jacksonville for African-American children in grades one through nine. Spearheading the building of this . . . — — Map (db m172473) HM
On A. Philip Randolph Boulevard at East 1st Street on A. Philip Randolph Boulevard.
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Asa Philip Randolph was born on April 15, 1889, in Crescent City, Florida. In 1891, his family moved to Jacksonville, which had a thriving, well-established African American community. From his father, Randolph learned that color was . . . — — Map (db m165849) HM
On N. Laura St at W. Monroe Street, on the right when traveling north on N. Laura St.
On September 5, 2000, Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney asked Duval County voters to support The Better Jacksonville Plan, a referendum that would fund quality of life improvements. Voters approved the plan, and soon construction was under way on . . . — — Map (db m138810) HM
On Lee Street at Houston Street, on the left when traveling north on Lee Street.
On this site, in a small frame house, James Weldon Johnson was borne on June 17, 1871. He was the first African-American to pass the State Bar Exam in Florida, the first African-American Secretary of the NAACP, and a noted educator, author, . . . — — Map (db m148645) HM
On West Monroe Street at North Davis Street, on the left when traveling east on West Monroe Street.
Built in 1885 as a private residence, Old Brewster Hospital and Nursing Training School was the first medical facility to serve Jacksonville’s African-American community. Located in the LaVilla neighborhood, the hospital opened in 1901 through the . . . — — Map (db m93261) HM
On East Adams Street (State Road 228) at Ocean Street (U.S. 1/90), on the right when traveling west on East Adams Street.
Old Jacksonville
Free Public Library
Built c. 1904
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m138105) HM
On Adams Street, 0.1 miles west of N Laura Street, on the right when traveling west.
On this Site
May 3, 1929
The Jacksonville
Historical Society
was founded
at the Carling Hotel
Dedicated May 3, 2004
on the 75th anniversary
of the Society — — Map (db m220925) HM
Near S. Blue Angels Pkwy. at Radford Blvd., on the left when traveling east.
“A dramatic multi-day immersive experience in the Magic of Flight”
The National Flight Academy is a series of immersive aviation-inspired learning programs using serious games to engage students in Science, Technology, Engineering and . . . — — Map (db m102792) HM
On Museum Lane, 0.1 miles south of West Cedar Street, on the right when traveling east.
Pensacola Bay has been a valuable resource for populations from prehistoric to modern times. The relationship between these people and their environment is often reflected in archaeological sites submerged beneath local waters. In addition to many . . . — — Map (db m130819) HM
On East Wright Street just east of North Guillemard Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
This was the site of Public School No. 1, the first building erected for a public school in 1875, occupied until Jan. 1887 when a new No. 1 at Palafox & Jackson Sts. opened. W.E. Anderson was School Board President. Here also Mrs. Anna R. Thompson, . . . — — Map (db m129638) HM
Near East Fisher Street at Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive (Florida Route 291).
Nurse
Educator
Christian
September 22, 1923 - January 28, 2006
Katharine Goldsmith was familiar to many in this area
as the drug room nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital
when it was located on 12th Avenue. In April 1956,
she coordinated . . . — — Map (db m177317) HM
On North Palafox Street at East Gadsden Street, on the right when traveling north on North Palafox Street.
On this site, Pensacola Junior College (PJC) opened its doors on September 13, 1948. It was the first public junior college created by the Florida Legislature under the Minimum Foundation Program Act of 1947, signed into law by Governor Millard F. . . . — — Map (db m72248) HM
At age nine, in 1859, Philip Keys Yonge moved to Pensacola with his family from Marianna, Florida. The Yonge family came to Florida from England during the British Colonial Period. He began a career in the lumber business in 1876 at the Muscogee . . . — — Map (db m80040) HM
On S. Blue Angels Pkwy. at San Carlos Road, on the right when traveling west on S. Blue Angels Pkwy..
Germalican
Designer 2nd German Air Force Training Squadron USA
Artist Mrs. Lydia Davis
Sponsor 2nd German Air Force Training Squadron USA
“The Staff Crew of 2010”
LtCol Frank Orkisz · Major Oliver Ruhe · Cpt Dirk Zickora · . . . — — Map (db m102471) HM
On East Fisher Street west of Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive (Florida Route 291), on the right when traveling south.
Spencer Bibbs Academy was named for the first African American Supervisor of Colored Schools in Escambia County. Appointed to the position in the early 1900s, Supervisor Bibbs went before the school board in 1919 to ask for an east side school and . . . — — Map (db m177314) HM
On North 6th Avenue north of East Hernandez Street, on the left when traveling north.
Spencer Bibbs Academy was named for the first African
American Supervisor of Colored Schools in Escambia County.
Appointed to the position in the early 1900s, Supervisor Bibbs went
before the school board in 1919 to ask for an east side school . . . — — Map (db m177077) HM
On East Jackson Street at North 20th Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Jackson Street.
Built in 1910, this Arts & Crafts style house was the home of Phillip Keyes (P.K.) Yonge, a successful Pensacola lumber magnate who served on several state and local education boards. In 1905, he helped reincorporate the Florida Historical Society, . . . — — Map (db m146482) HM
On North Oceanshore Boulevard (State Road A1A) at Tolstoy Lane, on the right when traveling north on North Oceanshore Boulevard.
Born from the partnership of W. Douglas Burden, C.V. Whitney, and Count Ilia Tolstoy, Marine Studios opened in 1938. The attraction was designed for filmmakers to shoot underwater footage and give visitors an opportunity to see marine life live and . . . — — Map (db m104834) HM
Near North Oceanshore Boulevard (National Route A1A) at Tolstoy Lane, on the left when traveling south.
Submarine Hill has long been an important part of Florida history. During World War II, the US Coast Guard kept watch for German U-Boats from this high vantage point. Today, the hill provides a scenic view that allows us to see and celebrate the . . . — — Map (db m188740) HM
On Church Street (County Road 268) at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Church Street.
In the late 1800’s the railroad pushed further west into Gadsden County. In 1897, the Humphrey Company established a settlement. The company, owned by W.P. Humphrey, dealt in land, timber, and general merchant services of the time. When Gretna was . . . — — Map (db m79468) HM
On Old Philadelphia Church Road (County Road 272) 0.2 miles west of Attapulgus Highway (County Road 65), on the right when traveling west.
Presbyterians came to this area from Georgia and the Carolinas as early as 1822. These worshippers built Philadelphia, a log meeting house, in 1828. It was served by itinerant ministers until 1832, when the Reverend Leander Kerr arrived. The log . . . — — Map (db m79515) HM
On North Adams Street (State Road 267) at West King Street, on the right when traveling west on North Adams Street.
The Quincy Academy was incorporated in 1832 and was probably established as early as 1830. Private educational institutions were common in newly settled frontier areas. Education was provided at reasonable rates by the "Male Academy" and the "Female . . . — — Map (db m79486) HM
The men and women of Labelle’s Volunteer Firefighters thoughtfully named this 1953 Ford fire truck "Old Betsy." "Old Betsy" was in service 1953-2006, housed in what is now the Firehouse Community Theatre. The late Jimmy Pendry, Fire Chief (1953), . . . — — Map (db m218721) HM
On Chinsegut Hill Road at Snow Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling west on Chinsegut Hill Road.
In 1842, South Carolinian Bird M. Pearson staked a claim on 160 acres and called it Mount Airy, one of the few surviving plantations in Florida and one of the oldest houses in Hernando County. Pearson built the manor house's east wing in 1847 and . . . — — Map (db m67006) HM
On Blessings Avenue at U.S. 98, on the right when traveling east on Blessings Avenue.
The first school house in the Lorida community, the Sunnyland School, was built on this site in 1925. A 1933 hurricane destroyed the school, and the Civilian Conservation Corps rebuilt it using the original plans and identical materials. The school . . . — — Map (db m229355) HM
On West Sadie Street at North Knights Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Sadie Street.
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
On Horton Road north of State Road 60, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Turkey Creek Road at Connell Road, on the right when traveling south on Turkey Creek Road.
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
On South Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41) at 5th Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling south on South Tamiami Trail.
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
On North Albany Avenue at West Spruce Street, on the right when traveling north on North Albany Avenue.
On Sept. 14, 1896, Sisters of the Holy Names established The Academy of The Holy Names by order of Bishop John Moore. Sisters Mary Emiline and Mary Hubert were the first teachers in this brick school. On Nov. 29, 1896, Fr. William Tyrrell, . . . — — Map (db m47916) HM
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
Near North Morgan Street south of East Laurel Street.
In 1883, as a young widow with 6 children, she moved to the Catholic colony of San Antonio, FL in Pasco County only to discover that there was no school. Telling the colony's founder "The minds of the children now here won't wait" she began teaching . . . — — Map (db m37795) HM
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
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
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
On Bayshore Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
At midnight, July 18, 1881, two sisters, Marie Augustin, Marie Maurice of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, arrived in Tampa from Key West to establish a Catholic school.
“They came empty handed,” the first money was raised from the . . . — — Map (db m38628) HM
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
Dobyville, named for long-time resident Richard Cornelius Doby, was also known as West Hyde Park. By the 1920's, Dobyville was one of Tampa's primary African-American neighborhoods. The approximate historic boundaries went from Gray Street on the . . . — — Map (db m34258) HM
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
On East Columbus Drive west of North Nebraska Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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
On North Nebraska Avenue at East 11th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Nebraska Avenue.
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
Near Tampa General Circle north of Columbia Drive.
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
On North Highland Avenue south of West Gladys Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On East Harrison Street near North Morgan Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
On 8th Avenue near 14th Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
M.J. Soileau
1944 -
Miami
University of Central Florida vice president for research & commercialization and professor, for his pioneering research in the advancement of high energy laser optics, and for leading the development of . . . — — Map (db m246022) HM
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
2021 Inductee
Mark E. Dean
University of Tennessee Professor Emeritus
Former IBM Chief Technology Officer of the Middle East and Africa
Boca Raton
Recognized for revolutionizing personal computer technologies as one of the . . . — — Map (db m246423) HM
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Michael Bass
Orlando
University of Central Florida professor for his significant inventions in optics and spectroscopy that optimized the use of lasers and optical systems, aiding in the treatment of disease and improving the world's . . . — — Map (db m246046) HM
On East Osborne Avenue east of North 22nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1934 Middleton Senior High School, named for George S. Middleton, opened on 24th and Chelsea Streets in East Tampa as the first high school for African Americans in Hillsborough County. Previously, Booker T. Washington School had accommodated . . . — — Map (db m33695) HM
On East 7th Avenue (La Séptima) west of North 24th Street.
The Jesuits organized Most Holy Name parish in 1920 to serve Ybor City's Italian community. On Christmas 1922, Father Vicente Dente celebrated the first mass at Most Holy Name Church, located in the 2300 block, between 7th and 8th Avenues. The . . . — — Map (db m130971) HM
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Nan-Yao Su
1951 -
Gainesville and Fort Lauderdale
University of Florida professor of entomology, for the invention of Sentricon®, which revolutionized termite colony elimination systems and has protected millions of structures . . . — — Map (db m246271) HM
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Nicholas Bodor
Miami
Founder and CEO of Bodor Laboratories, University of Florida Professor Emeritus and prolific inventor whose innovation in drug discovery established the field of retrometabolic drug design and led him to develop a . . . — — Map (db m246135) HM
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Nicholas Muzyczka
1947 -
Gainesville
University of Florida microbiologist and Edward R. Koger Eminent Scholar whose groundbreaking research in adeno-associated viruses has led to numerous breakthroughs in gene therapy . . . — — Map (db m246052) HM
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
2021 Inductee
Norma A. Alcantar
University of South Florida Professor
Of Chemical, Biomedical & Materials Engineering
Tampa
Recognized for pioneering advances in natural technologies to clean and purify contaminated water; as . . . — — Map (db m246415) HM
On University Drive east of North Brevard Street, on the left when traveling west.
Built circa 1855 by Gen. Jesse Carter for his daughter Josephine. He employed Mrs. Louisa Porter as teacher. The first class included Josephine Carter, Janie Givens, Mary Lesley, Mary Kelly, Eugenia Spencer, Lizzie Spencer and Hayden Porter. Jessie . . . — — Map (db m33902) HM
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Paul R. Sanberg
1955- Tampa
University of South Florida senior vice president for research, innovation and economic development and Distinguished University Professor, for discovery of novel approaches to drug and cell therapies to . . . — — Map (db m246314) HM
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
On North 56th Street (Florida Route 583) at North Street, on the right when traveling north on North 56th Street.
In 1933, the City of Tampa bought a 40-acre parcel at this location, later setting aside five acres for a pauper’s 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
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
On South Ferdinand Avenue just north of West Tacon Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
Near USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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
On N. 20th Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On North Governor Street at East Scott Street, on the right when traveling north on North Governor Street.
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
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