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Tampa Bay History Center is a history museum in Tampa, Florida, United States. It is a Smithsonian Affiliate and has been accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 2015. [ 1 ] Exhibits include coverage of the Tampa Bay area's first native inhabitants, Spanish conquistadors , and historical figures who shaped the area's history, as ...
The Tampa Bay History Center is a museum in the Channel District. It boasts over 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m 2) of exhibits through 12,000 years. There are theaters, a map gallery, a research center and a museum store. Well-known shopping areas include International Plaza and Bay Street, WestShore Plaza, the SoHo district, and Hyde Park Village. [145]
Tampa Bay formed approximately 6,000 years ago as a brackish drowned river valley type [4] estuary with a wide mouth connecting it to the Gulf of Mexico.Prior to that time, it was a large fresh water lake, possibly fed by the Floridan Aquifer through natural springs. [5]
Equipped with high hopes and an arsenal of cutting-edge technology, scientists have embarked on a new quest to scope out the sources of Tampa Bay’s pollution. Is the water at your favorite ...
A rare phenomenon caused by Hurricane Ian sucked water away from the shore of Tampa Bay Wednesday morning, another symptom of the impending storm.
Several museums were part of the plan, including the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, which relocated in 2006, the Tampa Bay History Center, which began in 2009; the Tampa Children's Museum, which relocated in 2010 and was renamed the Glazer Children's Museum, the Tampa Museum of Art, which relocated in 2010. [124]
The Alafia River is 25 miles (40 km) long, with a watershed of 335 square miles (870 km 2) [4] in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, flowing into Tampa Bay.The watershed contains ten named lakes and ponds, and 29 named rivers, streams and canals.
The Sulphur Springs Water Tower The tower sits on a 13-acre tract of land on the Hillsborough River.. Sulphur Springs Water Tower is a landmark of Tampa, Florida.It stands 214 feet (65 m) tall, with a foundation 45 feet (14 m) deep which makes it visible from nearby Interstate 275 and much of the rest of Sulphur Springs. [1]