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Gateways to the Caribbean

Mapping the Florida-Cuba Connection

Tampa Bay History Center, Touchton Map Library, 1889, Map of North America Showing Direct Passenger Transportation Lines between the United States, Mexico, The West Indies, Central and South America, also Illustrating the Geographical position of Florida and Location of the Railroad, Steamboat and Steamship Lines of the Plant System for Commerce with other States and the Countries South and East of the Gulf of Mexico

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Upcoming events still on at the Tampa Bay History Center

We're grateful that the Tampa Bay History Center weathered hurricanes Helene and Milton with only minimal damage isolated to the parking garage, and our doors are once again open...

City of Tampa’s Archives Awareness Week: July 14-20

Since its establishment in 1987, the City of Tampa Archives and Records Division has been dedicated to chronicling the city’s growth and diverse heritage through historical preservation....

A little bit of Tampa in (almost) every brick

The Tampa Bay Hotel, now the University of Tampa’s Plant Hall, is one of Tampa’s most notable and important landmarks. However, did you know that many – though likely not all...

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