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Hillsborough County Courthouse, c. 1891 Hillsborough County Courthouse and Confederate Monument in Tampa Hillsborough County was created on January 25, 1834, from Alachua and Monroe Counties, [6] during the U.S. territorial period (1822–1845).
Gasparilla Day became an official holiday in Hillsborough County during that period, with local schools and government offices closed for the festivities. [24] In 1988, the Parade of Pirates was moved to the first Saturday in February so that out-of-towners could more easily take part.
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit established. Population: 271,523. [21] 1981 – Feeding America Tampa Bay active (approximate date). [28] 1982 – Foreign trade zone [29] [30] and Ybor City Museum Society [25] established. 1984 – Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System established. [17] 1986 – Barnett Plaza (hi-rise) built. 1987
Pirates are temporarily taking over downtown Tampa to celebrate Gasparilla, an annual pirate-themed festival.. Known as the city's "signature event," Gasparilla was named after famed Florida ...
Location of Hillsborough County in Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hillsborough County, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hillsborough County, Florida. The locations of National Register properties and ...
Hillsborough County, Florida: Operator: Tampa Bay Entertainment Properties, LLC, ... Its first event was a performance by the Royal Hanneford Circus. [10]
Tampa Bay Downs is an American Thoroughbred horse racing facility located in Westchase in Hillsborough County in the U.S. state of Florida, just outside Tampa.It opened in 1926 under the name Tampa Downs, and has also been known as Sunshine Park and Florida Downs and Turf Club.
The Straz Center is located downtown on a 9-acre (36,000 m 2) site along the east bank of the Hillsborough River. As the second largest performing arts complex in the Southeastern United States (behind the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts), the 335,000-square-foot (31,100 m 2) venue provides an environment for a variety of events ...