History of city Tampa, Florida in photos
A small historical reference
Geography:
Settled: 1823
Incorporated (village): January 18, 1849
Incorporated (town): September 10, 1853 and August 11, 1873
Incorporated (city): December 15, 1855 and July 15, 1887
Population: 369 075
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Crafts' hotel, circa 1870 |
Men assembled in front of the Bank of Tampa building, circa 1880 |
Southwest corner of Florida Avenue and Lafayette Street, this is the city hall corner, circa 1880 |
Union soldiers gathered at Cooley's, 1865 |
View of the Hillsborough County Courthouse, circa 1870 |
View from the opera house looking south on Franklin Street, circa 1870 |
View of North Tampa, circa 1880 |
View of the opera house between stores, circa 1870 |
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