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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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This summer, military families can explore Tampa Bay’s place in American history

This summer, currently serving military personnel and their families can visit the Tampa Bay History Center for free through the 2026 Blue Star Museums program. The national program...

Tampa 250 Years Ago to Now

This episode of Tampa Tea, a podcast by the City of Tampa, features Rodney Kite-Powell, official Hillsborough County Historian and director of the Touchton Map Library at the Tampa...

“Strumming Through History at the Tampa Bay History Center” with Visit...

Watch “Strumming Through History at the Tampa Bay History Center,” a conversation filmed inside the History Center’s Treasure Seekers gallery. In this episode of Unlocking Tampa...