Lowry Park Zoo
Lowry Park is a family friendly zoo that has been named the number one zoo in the America by Child Magazine. Tampa"s Lowry Park Zoo is an amazing place. From monkeys to manatees t... grandparents.com
Sociedad La Union Marti~maceo
When local segration forced the withdrawal of Afro-Cubans from El Club Nacional Cubano, an organization of black and white Cubans involved in Cuban independence, Afro-Cuban cigarmakers fo... hmdb.org
Central Avenue
From the late 19th century until the mid 1970s, Central Avenue was the principal business and entertainment district of Tampa's African American community. In 1974, Urban Redevelopment ra... hmdb.org
Greater New Salem Primitive Baptist Church
New Salem Primitive Baptist Church came into existence from its "mother church," Mt. Moriah Primitive Baptist Church in Tampa. Rev. G.S. Crawford, from east Florida, organized New Salem i... hmdb.org
Historic Harlem Academy School #2
(Front text) The historic Harlem Academy, known as "The Mother of African- American Schools," was the first public school erected for African- American children in Tampa. The first classe... hmdb.org
Il Cimitero Dell’unione Italiana
L?Unione Italiana, founded in 1894 in Ybor City, institutionalized the Italian funeral in Tampa when in 1896 it purchased this property from the prominent African-American Armwood family ... hmdb.org
Middleton Senior High School
In 1934 Middleton Senior High School, named for George S. Middleton, opened on 24th and Chelsea Streets in East Tampa as the first high school for African Americans in Hillsborough County... hmdb.org
Tampa Goes To War
MacDill's First Base Commander ? Col. Clarence L. Tinker took command on March 11, 1940 ? First Native American to attain the rank of Major General ? Killed in action in Pacific Theater d... hmdb.org
The Buffalo Soldiers In Tampa Heights
African-Americans have served valiantly in all of America's wars. Although black soldiers fought and died in previous conflicts, they were not permitted to enlist as army regulars until a... hmdb.org
The Spanish Fort
In 1891 upon the completion of the Tampa Bay Hotel, Henry B. Plant recovered two Civil War cannon from across the Hillsborough River at the site of Old Fort Brooke. With his landscape arc... hmdb.org
Dominican Proto-martyrs Of America
Near this spot on Tampa Bay Father Louis Cancer and Three Religious In search of a mission site in lands of the Timucuan and Caloosa Nations under Royal Order of Phillip II of Spain suffe... hmdb.org
Fort Brooke Cemetery
During the Second Seminole War (1835-42) the U.S. Army established a cemetery at this site for soldiers, civilian employees, and Indians. In 1883, about 20 soldiers were removed to Barran... hmdb.org
Historic Fort King Trail
The Old Military Road connecting Ft. Brooke (Tampa) and Ft. King (Ocala) ran through this vicinity. On Dec. 23, 1835, Maj. Francis L. Dade set out over the Trail with a detachment of 109 ... hmdb.org