You’ll find Port Tampa, now a historic district within Tampa, Florida, as a former railroad boomtown established in 1888 by Henry B. Plant. It served as the terminus of his South Florida Railroad and thrived as a major shipping hub for phosphate and citrus. While the original port operations declined in the 1960s after relocating to East Bay’s Rockport facility, you can still explore the area’s scattered remnants, including original brick roads and maritime structures that tell tales of its prosperous past.
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11.1 Where Exactly Was Port Tampa’s Main Residential District Located?…