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World War I would impact Tampa. Many of the city's young "Latin" men would attempt to avoid military conscription by leaving on boat's via Tampa's port. This led Governor Sidney J. Catts who opposed entering the war into a dilemma but ended up requiring all ships leaving Tampa for foreign countries to be inspected. Up until the American entry ...
Tampa (/ ˈ t æ m p ə / ⓘ TAM-pə) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the county seat of Hillsborough County.
1831 – Tampa Bay post office established. [2] Fort Brooke ca. 1840. 1845 – Tampa Bay becomes part of the new U.S. state of Florida. [1] 1848 – 1848 Tampa Bay hurricane. 1849 – Village of Tampa incorporated. 1850 – Oaklawn Cemetery established. [3] 1855 – Town of Tampa incorporated. [4] 1856 – Joseph B. Lancaster becomes mayor.
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A map dated 1695 identifies the area as Bahia Tampa. [38] Later maps dated 1794 [39] and 1800 [40] show the bay divided with three different names, Tampa Bay west of the Interbay peninsula and Hillsboro Bay on the east with an overall name of Bay of Spiritu Santo. At other times, the entire bay was identified as The Bay of Tocobaga. [41]
TAMPA — The two 1920s-era bathing suits consisting of black tank tops and thigh-high shorts on display at the Tampa Bay History Center were worn by women, curator Brad Massey initially believed.
A shell midden at Enterprise, Florida in 1875.. The foundation of Florida was located in the continent of Gondwana at the South Pole 650 million years ago (Mya). When Gondwana collided with the continent of Laurentia 300 Mya, it had moved further north. 200 Mya, the merged continents containing what would be Florida, had moved north of the equator.
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