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St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation website This page was last edited on 9 February 2024, at 20:22 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Boyd Hill Nature Preserve is a 245-acre (99 ha) protected area in St. Petersburg, Florida, Pinellas County, Florida. [1] The preserve is located on the shores of Lake Maggiore in south St. Petersburg. It is operated by St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation and includes more than three miles of trails through a variety of ecosystems. [2]
Founded in 1888 and originally named "City Park," it was changed to Williams Park in honor of the co-founder of St. Petersburg, John Constantine Williams Sr. [2] The park is the center of the downtown business district and has been the venue for numerous political and civic rallies and celebrations for more than one hundred years.
The city of St. Petersburg built its first pier, the Municipal Recreation Pier, ten feet north of the Electric Pier in 1913 after a $40,000 bond was authorized by voters. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The Municipal Recreation Pier was an effort by the city to boost its tourism, enhance the cities parks, and was used solely for recreational ...
Huggins-Stengel Field (formerly known as Crescent Lake Field or Miller Huggins Field) is a baseball field located within Crescent Lake Park in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. It was originally constructed in 1925 as a Spring Training practice field for the New York Yankees and later hosted the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles .
South-southwest of St. Petersburg, Florida, Fort De Soto Park is a park operated by Pinellas County on five offshore keys, or islands: Madelaine Key, St. Jean Key, St. Christopher Key, Bonne Fortune Key and the main island, Mullet Key. The keys are connected by either bridge or causeway. The island group is accessible by toll road from the ...
The Princess Hirrihigua Indian Mound, which was originally created by the Tocobaga, [1] is at the center of the park. [2] There is a historical marker near the mound which was erected in 1960 by the Princess Hirrihigua Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The site was donated to the city of St. Petersburg, FL by Mr. Ed C. Wright ...
Besides concerts, the arena was used for various sports, notably tennis, as it was the location of the St. Petersburg Open. Other sports events hosted at the SKK include bowling, tennis table, fencing. On 31 January 2020, the roof and a large portion of the walls collapsed during the process of dismantling, resulting in the death of one worker. [1]