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Roughly bounded by Florida Avenue and East Fortune, Tampa, Franklin, and East Harrison Streets 27°57′15″N 82°27′37″W / 27.954167°N 82.460278°W / 27.954167; -82.460278 ( North Franklin Street Historic
Artificial island in Biscayne Bay Hibiscus Island: Miami-Dade Artificial island in Biscayne Bay Honeymoon Island: 385 acres (156 ha) Pinellas Barrier island Hontoon Island: 1,648 acres (667 ha) Volusia In St. Johns River Hutchinson Island: 23.86 square miles (61.8 km 2) Martin (part) St. Lucie (part) Barrier island Hypoluxo Island [5]
The islands were built from mud dredged from the bottom of Tampa Bay in the 1920s and expanded. This dredge-and-fill operation was undertaken at the height of the Florida Land Boom by developer and Tampa native D. P. Davis. Davis then purchased all the dredged land for $350,000.
"Tampa: A history of the city of Tampa and the Tampa Bay region of Florida". City, County, and Regional Histories E-Book Collection. St. Petersburg Print Co. Harrison, Charles E. (1915). Genealogical records of the pioneers of Tampa and of some who came after them. Hazen, Pauline Brown (1914). The Blue Book and History of Pioneers, Tampa ...
The Tampa Bay Hotel was built by railroad magnate Henry B. Plant between 1888 and 1891. The construction cost was over $3 million. [6] The Tampa Bay Hotel was considered the premier hotel of the eight that Plant built to anchor his rail line. The hotel covers 6 acres (24,000 m 2) and is a quarter-mile long.
Currently operated as the Hudson Manor Assisted Living Facility, the Palmerin Hotel (also known as the Davis Islands Motor Hotel or Hudson Manor Assisted Living Facility) was a historic hotel in Tampa, Florida, United States. It was located at 115 East Davis Boulevard. On August 3, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic ...
The other arm of the island faces the entrance channel to Tampa Bay, and is tidal-dominated, that is, formed by energy from the tidal flow along the entrance channel. [ 15 ] Because waves and currents, and the occasional storm, are constantly reworking the sand that makes up a barrier island, the shape and area of Mullet Key varies over time.
English raids reach Tampa Bay. Pinellas largely deserted. [2]: 17, 18 1739–1748 War of Jenkins' Ear. English mapping expeditions visit Pinellas Peninsula. 1757 Spanish expedition renames Tampa Bay "La Bahia de San Fernando", after the Spanish king. Names entrance to Tampa Bay "La Punta de Pinal de Jimenez" (Point of Pines). [2]: 18