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4 days ago · t. e. The modern history of Tampa, Florida, can be traced to the founding of Fort Brooke at the mouth of the Hillsborough River in today's downtown in 1824, soon after the United States had taken possession of Florida from Spain. The outpost brought a small population of civilians to the area, and the town of Tampa was first incorporated in 1855.
May 21, 2024 · Tampa, city, seat (1834) of Hillsborough county, west-central Florida, U.S. It is situated on the northern shore of Tampa Bay at the mouth of the Hillsborough River and is connected to St. Petersburg and Clearwater (southwest and west) across the bay’s western arm (Old Tampa Bay) by the Gandy and.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 days ago · It is the second-smallest county in Florida by land area, larger than only Union County. Pinellas forms a peninsula bounded on the west by the Gulf of Mexico and on the south and east by Tampa Bay. It is 38 miles (61 km) long and 15 miles (24 km) wide at its broadest point, with 587 miles (945 km) of coastline.
2 days ago · Coordinates: 28°03′20″N 81°57′16″W. Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. Located along Interstate 4 east of Tampa and west of Orlando, it is the most populous city in Polk County. As of the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau release, the city had a population of 112,641. [8] .
5 days ago · The detailed map shows the US state of State of Florida with boundaries, the location of the state capital Tallahassee, major cities and populated places, rivers and lakes, interstate highways, principal highways, railroads and major airports.
1 day ago · The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in the Tampa Bay area. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. They are one of two major league clubs based in Florida, alongside the National League (NL)’s Miami Marlins. Since its inception, the team's home ...
3 days ago · Hillsborough Bay, covering 25,494 acres, is a bay situated in Hillsborough County, with the associated WBID (s): 1558D, 1558E, 1584B, 1584C.
