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Listing 3 Tampa Bay Area Tourism Articles |
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General History on Tampa by Wikipedia Reference |
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The word Tampa is a Native American word used to refer to the area when the first European explorers arrived in Florida. Its meaning is believed to be sticks of fire in the language of the Calusa, a Native American tribe. Other historians claim the name refers to The place to ... |
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Date: Thursday, July 26, 2007 |
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Category: Tampa Bay Area Tourism > Historical |
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History of Tampa in the Years of 1500 to 1899 by Wikipedia Reference |
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The name first appears in the Memoir of Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda (1575), the author of which had spent 17 years as a Calusa captive. He calls it Tanpa and describes it as an important Calusa town. While Tanpa is the apparent basis for the modern name Tampa, archaeologist ... |
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Date: Thursday, July 26, 2007 |
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Category: Tampa Bay Area Tourism > Historical |
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SS American Victory Ship by Wikipedia Reference |
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SS American Victory is a Second World War Victory ship which has been preserved as a museum ship in Tampa, Florida. Named after American University in Washington, D.C., she was built at the California Shipbuilding (Calship) Yard in Los Angeles, California and was delivered on ... |
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Date: Thursday, July 26, 2007 |
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Category: Tampa Bay Area Tourism > Historical |
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