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Timeline of Tampa, Florida

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Pre-history
  
until 1497

British Rule
  
1763–1783

U.S. Territorial Period
  
1822–1845

Spanish Rule
  
1513–1763

Spanish Rule
  
1783–1821

Statehood
  
1845–present

Timeline of Tampa, Florida

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida, USA.

Contents

19th century

  • 1824 – Fort Brooke established by U.S. Army in the Territory of Florida.
  • 1831 – Tampa Bay post office established.
  • 1845 – Tampa Bay becomes part of the new U.S. state of Florida.
  • 1848 – 1848 Tampa Bay hurricane.
  • 1849 – Village of Tampa incorporated.
  • 1850 – Oaklawn Cemetery established.
  • 1855 – Town of Tampa incorporated.
  • 1856 – Joseph B. Lancaster becomes mayor.
  • 1859 – First Baptist Church established.
  • 1861 – Town becomes part of Confederate States of America.
  • 1862 – June 30-July 1: Battle of Tampa.
  • 1863 – October 16–18: Battle of Fort Brooke.
  • 1873
  • Yellow fever outbreak.
  • Tampa Guardian newspaper in publication.
  • 1877 – Gainesville-Tampa stagecoach begins operating.
  • 1882 – Hillsborough High School opens.
  • 1884 – South Florida Railroad begins operating.
  • 1885 – Board of Trade established.
  • 1886
  • Sanchez & Haya cigar factory begins operating.
  • Ybor Factory Building constructed.
  • 1887
  • Ybor City becomes part of Tampa.
  • Tampa Electric Company established.
  • 1888 – Plant Park laid out.
  • 1889 – Florida Railway begins operating.
  • 1890
  • Tampa Business College established.
  • Telephones begin operating.
  • 1891
  • Tampa Bay Hotel built.
  • Cuban José Martí gives speech "Los Pinos Nuevos".
  • 1893 – Tampa Daily Times newspaper begins publication.
  • 1895 – Tampa Fire Department established.
  • 1899
  • Burgert photo studio in business.
  • Circulo Cubano founded.

    • 20th century

  • 1900 – Tampa Woman's Club formed.
  • 1901 – Jackson Rooming House in business.
  • 1904 – South Florida Fair and Gasparilla Parade begin.
  • 1905
  • Columbia Restaurant in business.
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church and United States Courthouse Building constructed.
  • 1907
  • St. Andrew's Episcopal Church built.
  • Havatampa Cigar Company in business.
  • 1908 – YMCA built.
  • 1912
  • Union Station opens.
  • El Centro Español de Tampa building constructed.
  • El Comercio Spanish-language newspaper begins publication.
  • Union Hotel in business.
  • 1913 – Centro Asturiano de Tampa building constructed.
  • 1914 – St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line begins operating.
  • 1915 – Tampa City Hall built.
  • 1916 – Heraldo Dominical Spanish-language newspaper begins publication.
  • 1917
  • Tampa Public Library opens.
  • Circulo Cubano de Tampa rebuilt.
  • 1918 – Unione Italiana building constructed.
  • 1920 – Population: 51,608.
  • 1922
  • WDAE radio begins broadcasting.
  • La Gaceta trilingual newspaper begins publication.
  • 1924 – Gandy Bridge to St. Petersburg built.
  • 1925
  • West Tampa becomes part of Tampa.
  • Municipal Auditorium built.
  • 1926
  • Junior League of Tampa founded.
  • Tampa Theatre opens.
  • 1927
  • Sulphur Springs Water Tower erected.
  • Floridan Hotel in business.
  • 1930 – Population: 101,161.
  • 1931
  • Labor strike of cigar workers.
  • Tampa Junior College established.
  • 1934 – Davis Causeway opens.
  • 1938 – Janus Administration Building constructed.
  • 1939 – U.S. Army Southeast Air Base established.
  • 1940 – Population: 108,391.
  • 1950 – Population: 124,681.
  • 1956 – Britton Plaza Shopping Center in business.
  • 1957 – Lowry Park Zoo opens.
  • 1959 – Busch Gardens theme park in business.
  • 1960 – Population: 274,970.
  • 1962 – Museum of Science and Industry founded.
  • 1966 – Franklin Exchange Building constructed.
  • 1970 – Population: 277,767.
  • 1972
  • Sant'Yago Knight Parade begins.
  • Floriland Cinema in business.
  • 1978 – Cracker Country (museum) established.
  • 1979 – Tampa Museum of Art founded.
  • 1980
  • Hillsborough Area Regional Transit established.
  • Population: 271,523.
  • 1981 – Feeding America Tampa Bay active (approximate date).
  • 1982 – Foreign trade zone and Ybor City Museum Society established.
  • 1984 – Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System established.
  • 1986 – Barnett Plaza (hi-rise) built.
  • 1987
  • Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center opens.
  • Children's Museum founded.
  • 1988 – Rivergate Tower built.
  • 1989 – Tampa Bay History Center founded.
  • 1990
  • Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival begins.
  • Population: 280,015.
  • 1992 – AmSouth Building and SunTrust Financial Centre constructed.
  • 1995 – Florida Aquarium opens.
  • 1996
  • City website online.
  • Ice Palace (arena) opens.
  • 1997
  • Jim Davis becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 11th congressional district.
  • Tampa Police Museum founded.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Channelside 9 Cinemas in business.
  • 2001
  • The Stovall built.
  • Tampa Gallery of Photographic Arts opens.
  • Ruby (programming language) conference held in city.
  • 2002
  • January 5: 2002 Tampa plane crash.
  • TECO Line Streetcar System begins operating; Centennial Park Station and Tampa Bay Federal Credit Union Station open.
  • 2003 – Whiting Station opens.
  • 2004
  • Ford Amphitheatre opens.
  • Tampa Riverwalk construction begins.
  • 2007
  • SkyPoint built.
  • Kathy Castor becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 11th congressional district.
  • 2009 – Tampa Bay History Center opens.
  • 2010 – Population: city 335,709; metro 2,783,243.
  • 2011
  • Florida Voices begins publication.
  • Bob Buckhorn becomes mayor.
  • Population: 346,037; metro 2,824,724.
  • 2012 – August: 2012 Republican National Convention held.
  • 2014 – Tampa Baseball Museum opens.

    • References

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