By 1902, the Seaboard Air Line (SAL) was formed and the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) had taken over the rail system of Henry B. Plant. Tampa Union Station (TUS) built in 1912, was designed by architect J.F. Leitner in Italian Renaissance style, and . . . — — Map (db m4653) HM
On this site the Enterprise Church stood from 1878 until 1977 to the glory of God and the spiritual edification of those who worshiped here across the years. In 1977 the church building was conveyed to the Florida Pioneer Museum Association, but the . . . — — Map (db m231676) HM
This plat of land (Section 6, Township 26S, Range 17E) was surveyed in January 1847 for the newly formed state of Florida by Deputy Surveyor George Watson. In 1851 the state government created the Internal Improvement Board to encourage settlement, . . . — — Map (db m4665) HM
Charles F. Touchton, Jr. was the only child of Charles F. Touchton, Sr. and Ruth Embry "Miss Polly" Touchton. In addition to his success as an insurance professional as the owner of Touchton Insurance Agency for more than four decades, he also . . . — — Map (db m256164) HM
The first bridge crossing the Withlacoochee River at this site was built in the 1850s by slaves belonging to James Lanier. Replaced several times during the following century, the bridge served lumber, turpentine and cattle operations along with . . . — — Map (db m213957) HM
Erected in 1926 as the Florida Land Boom ended, this Collegiate Gothic style building was financed by bonds of Special Tax School District No. 7. In 1934 it was conveyed to the Pasco County Board of Public Instruction.
Renamed in 1973 in memory . . . — — Map (db m67637) HM
One June 2, 1897, following the construction of railroads through the area, Pasco County was created by the Florida Legislature out of the southern end of Hernando. It was named to honor Samuel Pasco of Jefferson County - a native of England, . . . — — Map (db m216606) HM
Joseph J. "Joe" Herrmann
Lucius Herrmann, a baker, who emigrated from Germany in 1900, married Helen Veronica McSweeney in Ohio in 1911. They settled in San Antonio, Florida, in 1925. In 1935, their son, Joe Herrmann, married Rose, the . . . — — Map (db m136017) HM
This is the site of the former Schroder Land and Timber Company (SLTC) clubhouse. John Schroder, owner of the SLTC, purchased large tracts of land in Hernando and Pasco counties, including the area later known as Richloam. Built around 1916, the . . . — — Map (db m135933) HM
The namesake of Pasco County, Samuel Pasco was born in London, England and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1846. He graduated from Harvard University in 1858 and moved to Monticello, Fl the following year. While serving in the . . . — — Map (db m267940) HM
The 25-ton steam locomotive was manufactured for the W.W. Cummer & Sons Lumber Company in Dade City, Florida. The locomotive was built in 1911 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania by the H.K. Porter Company.
It was used to haul pine and cypress logs in Pasco . . . — — Map (db m311484) 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
Dedicated to the memory of William M. and Emily Larkin, supporters of the museum from its inception. Emily's generosity in memory of her husband prompted the museum to be located on these 21 acres, once a part of their ranch "Little Everglades". . . . — — Map (db m231683) HM
On Feb. 15, 1881, Judge Edmund F. Dunne and captain Hugh Dunne, his cousin, came across this clear lake and named it for Saint Jovita whose feast day it was. Judge Dunne established San Antonio Catholic Colony on land he received for legal services . . . — — Map (db m37721) HM
As part of the Baillie Settlement, a congregation of Methodists and Baptists established a Union Church and cemetery on this site, ca. 1876. In March 1877, the church conducted the first burial with the interment of Peter K. Baillie, pioneer settler . . . — — Map (db m67107) HM
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
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The Grove-Dowling company used five locomotives, four large locomotive cranes, two log loaders, and one skidder machine for logging. One locomotive, No. 2411, was a 2-8-0 steam engine built in November 1915 by the Vulcan Iron Works of . . . — — Map (db m163004) HM
The 14 granite panel around the base of the bandstand record and honor the names of the 1,860 military Veterans with a ‘home of record” of Pasco County, Florida that served during World War II. They crossed both great oceans to land on continents . . . — — Map (db m214836) HM WM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
