The University of Tampa’s academic and administrative center was formerly the Tampa Bay Hotel and to this day remains a symbol of Tampa and its heritage. Many historians credit its builder, Henry B. Plant, railroad and shipping tycoon, with the cultivation of Tampa from the fishing town it was, to the vibrant city it has become [...]
Down in sunny central Florida along the Gulf Coast lies the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Don’t let this bright and cheerful name fool you though, as this bridge actually has had a very dark past ever since its original creation in 1954. The notable tragedies really began to occur in 1980. One night two ships collided [...]
Anastasia Island near St. Augustine, Florida, may very well have been the location of the first lighthouse in America. Originally settled by Ponce de Leon, in the early 1500’s, a wooden watchtower, which was described to be a sort of beacon, was built. This watchtower was later replaced with a coquina (shell like coarse material) [...]
As I am originally from this area, this case is all too familiar to me, as I remember hearing stories about this place as a child. Springhill Cemetery is located in Brooksville, Florida and has marked stones dating back to the 1800’s and has a specifically notable landmark as well. There is a tree there [...]
Down in sunny South Florida lies Florida Atlantic University established in 1961 and founded in Boca Raton in 1964. The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Humanities building was completed in 1966, and has various uses from classrooms and offices to housing a 530 seat theatre. Perhaps there is more to this building than [...]
Black Creek Memorial Cemetery in Freeport Florida, was officially established in 1899. Prior to the official cemetery establishment, there used to be an old church next to the cemetery which was erected in the 1800’s. This church also had a large bell tower attached to it. The local legend is that one day during the [...]
