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On May 18, 1539, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the shores of what is now Tampa Bay, landing near these mineral springs used by the native population for nearly 10,000 years. Believing he had found the legendary Fountain of Youth someho…
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On Pentecost Sunday, May 26, 1539, Hernando de Soto sailed into Tampa Bay and named it "Bahia Espiritu Santo" (Holy Spirit Bay). A decade later it is believed that the famed Dominican missionary, Father Luis de Cancer, was martyred nearby after sp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR3K_st-mary-our-lady-of-grace-church_St-Petersburg-FL.html
Initially served by the Jesuits from Sacred Heart in Tampa, a small wood-frame chapel named "St. Mary" was built at the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Fifth Avenue South in 1908. By 1913, a new and larger brick church was constructed at Four…
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After purchasing ten acres of scrub pine and swamp in 1922, Bishop Barry of St. Augustine directed the pastor of St. Mary's in downtown to begin construction of a school building on this not-so-promising site. Construction began in 1925 and Sunday…
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Here LandedPanfilo de NarvaezApril 15, 1528From the site of this ancient Indian village was launched the first exploration by the white man of the North American Continent.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM926_purple-heart-memorial_Dunedin-FL.html
Dedicated to the recipients of this nation's oldest military decoration, "The Purple Heart" Military Order of the Purple Heart 1782 · 1932 My stone is red for the blood they shed.The medal I bear is my country's way to show they care.…
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A large Indian burial mound was built near this spot about 1500 A.D. It was used for some years by the inhabitants of a nearby Safety Harbor culture village, Indians who were among the ancestors of the later Tocobago tribe. Excavation in 1961 by S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8UJ_bayflite-3-crew_St-Petersburg-FL.html
In memory of our colleagues Bayflite 3 crewMark WallaceAlicia Betita-CollinsErik Hangartnerwho lost their lives in service to othersApril 25, 2000
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8UH_safety-harbor-site_Safety-Harbor-FL.html
has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8UC_philippe-park_Safety-Harbor-FL.html
On this promontory Count Odet Philippe, a native of Lyon, France, and surgeon in the French Armed Forces under Napoleon Bonaparte settled in 1842, arriving at this point in his sailing vessel "The Ney." In this area he established St. Helena, his …
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