Near 11th Avenue South at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street South, on the right when traveling west.
Here rest the remains of
Almon Brown Strowger
1839-1902
Inventor and Pioneer
whose dream of better telephone service inspired him to invent, in 1889, the first practical automatic telephone system. This plaque placed here in his honor, on . . . — — Map (db m244133) HM
Near Bay Pines Boulevard at 94th Street North, on the right when traveling east.
Lest They Be Forgotten
Dedicated Memorial Day May 25, 2015
In memory of Pinellas County’s fallen
killed in action during the Gulf War era
Army SPC Brittany B. Gordon • Army CPL Frank R. Gross • Army SPC Arturo . . . — — Map (db m244412) WM
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
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
Near Bay Pines Boulevard at 95th Street North, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to All Men and Women Wounded in All Our Wars
My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country’s way to show they care.
If I could be seen by all mankind maybe peace will come in my lifetime. . . . — — Map (db m244318) WM
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
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
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
On 2nd Avenue North at 3rd Street North, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Avenue North.
The First United Methodist Church was designed by architect James Baldwin and constructed by Charles Whitaker in 1926. It is the third Methodist church located on this site, with the first dating to 1902. The church is Late Gothic Revival in style . . . — — Map (db m180345) HM
Near Interstate 275, 5 miles south of 54th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south.
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform.
Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and
won victories for liberty, . . . — — Map (db m243747) WM
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 3¼ miles of causeways and 2½ miles of bridge, and at its . . . — — Map (db m129358) HM
On Park Street at Elbow Lane North, on the right when traveling south on Park Street.
From ca. 1000-1700 CE, the indigenous Tocobaga people inhabited a village whose remnants feature in the Jungle Prada site. Archaeologists hypothesize that a micco (chief) lived in a dwelling atop the 12-foot-high platform mound overlooking the . . . — — Map (db m192481) HM
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Street just north of 2nd Avenue South, on the left when traveling north.
Lynching in America
Thousands of African Americans were victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between the Civil War and World War II. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism . . . — — Map (db m180045) HM
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
On Driftwood Road South at Ward Avenue South, on the right when traveling north on Driftwood Road South.
In this vicinity stood the home of Abel Miranda, Seminole War veteran, who moved to the Pinellas Peninsula in the late 1850's. In February, 1862, the Union blockading squadron off Egmont Key sailed into Big Bayou and attacked the home. It was . . . — — Map (db m167497) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Near Interstate 275 at 54th Street South, on the right when traveling south.
In Memoriam
On May 9, 1980, the freighter Summit Venture struck the southbound Sunshine Skyway Bridge during a sudden and violent storm. Six cars and a passenger bus fell 150 feet into the bay. Thirty-five persons were lost.
Duane P. . . . — — Map (db m243696) HM
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
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
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
Near Interstate 275, 5 miles south of 54th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south.
Bow Anchor
USCGC Blackthorn WLB-391
180 Foot Class C
Builder: Marine Iron & Shipbuilding
Corp. Duluth, MN
Commissioned: 27 March 1944
Complement: 7 Officers & 46 Men
Home Ports: San Pedro, CA 1944-1949
Mobile, AL 1950-1975 . . . — — Map (db m244732) HM
On Central Avenue at 6th Street South, on the right when traveling west on Central Avenue.
On March 4, 1919, hundreds of suffragists gathered at 6th St & Central Ave to march in support of Women's Suffrage as part of Kermess Parade. — — Map (db m229484) HM
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
Dedicated to the memory of Merchant Seamen of this community who in World War II gave their lives
in the service of their country. James C.V. Deidrick • Ora Ellis • Earnest P. Evans • Russell B. Flippen • Hugh W. Kilpatrick • Jacob P. Linn • . . . — — Map (db m239878) WM
Near Macoma Drive Northeast at 81st Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
The Rio Vista Elementary School was completed and opened for classes during the 1927-1928 school year. The two story building with red tile roof was built for a cost of $34,860. Due to low enrollment, it closed and reopened several times throughout . . . — — Map (db m244609) HM
