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The sponge industry soon became one of the leading maritime industries in Florida and the most important business in Tarpon Springs, generating millions of dollars a year. The 1953 film Beneath the 12-Mile Reef , depicting the sponge industry, takes place and was filmed in Tarpon Springs.
George N. Cretekos (Sponge Diving Boat) Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at Dodecanese Boulevard: Tarpon Springs: Pinellas County: August 3, 1990 N.K. Symi (Sponge Diving Boat) Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at Dodecanese Boulevard: Tarpon Springs: Pinellas County: August 2, 1990 St. Nicholas III (Sponge Diving Boat) Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at ...
The George N. Cretekos (also known as the Samarkos Bros., the St. Michael, or the Pastrikos) is a historic boat in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It is located at the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at Dodecanese Boulevard. On August 3, 1990, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
John King Cheyney (April 1, 1858 – March 19, 1939) was a Sponge Company & Sponge Exchange founder, a local politician and a sponge industry promoter in Tarpon Springs, Florida. [1] [2] [3] A memorial on Dodecanese Boulevard commemorates his life. [4] He is listed as a Great Floridian.
The St. Nicholas VI is a historic boat in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It is located at the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at Dodecanese Boulevard. On August 3, 1990, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Hurricane Helene is expected to push several feet of water into Zone A, where the Sponge Docks and other parts of Tarpon Springs are located. Employees were asked if the store was ever flooded before.
The N. K. Symi (also known as the Eleni) is a historic boat in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It is located at the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at Dodecanese Boulevard. On August 2, 1990, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at Dodecanese Boulevard 28°09′19″N 82°45′43″W / 28.155278°N 82.761944°W / 28.155278; -82.761944 ( St. Nicholas VI (Sponge Diving Tarpon Springs