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St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the most populous city in the state that is not a county seat (the city of Clearwater is the seat of Pinellas County). [4]
1884 – The St. Petersburg Times was established. [2] 1888 Peter Demens brings railroad into St. Petersburg. [1] The first hotel is built, named the Detroit Hotel. [3] 1892 Town of St. Petersburg incorporated. [4] David Moffett becomes first mayor of St. Petersburg. [5] 1897 – Electrical service established. [1] 1899
Al Lang (1970-1960), Businessman and politician who is credited with bringing baseball spring training to St. Petersburg. Namesake of Al Lang Stadium. Anastase Andreivitch Vonsiatsky (1898–1965), Russian fascist leader in exile
The Golden Era in St. Petersburg Postwar Prosperity in the Sunshine City. Charleston, South Carolina: History Press. Charleston, South Carolina: History Press. This Florida -related article is a stub .
There have been 54 mayors of St. Petersburg, Florida. David Moffett was the city's first mayor. The current mayor is Ken Welch, the city's first African American mayor. Late 19th century mayor J. A. Armistead had an opera house. He allowed Indian mounds on his property to be excavated for research.
1892 St. Petersburg incorporates. [4]: 60 1893 St. Petersburg's first bank organized. [4]: 61 1894 Hillsborough Times moves from Clearwater to St. Petersburg and is renamed The St. Petersburg Times. [4]: 62 1895 St. Petersburg prohibits cows with bells from wandering within town limits. [4]: 64 Henry B. Plant buys Orange Belt Railroad.
Peter Demens (May 13 [O.S. May 1] 1850 – January 21, 1919), [1] born Pyotr Alexeyevitch Dementyev (Russian: Пётр Алексеевич Дементьев), was a Russian nobleman who migrated in 1881 to the United States and became a railway owner and one of the founders of St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
The Kenwood Historic District (also known as Historic Kenwood) is a district located in St. Petersburg, Florida U.S.A. It was designated on August 4, 2003, and is located immediately west of downtown, bounded by 9th Avenue North, 1st Avenue North, 19th Street North (adjacent to I-275) and 34th Street North.