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ID: 7013974
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Record Type: administrative |
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Tampa (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 27 56 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 27.9333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 082 27 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -82.4500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Tampa Bay in W central Florida; Confederates surrendered fort to Union after naval attack; arrival of railroad in 1885 stimulated economic growth; Vincent Ybor began cigar production in 1886; embarkation point for Cuba-bound US troops in 1898. |
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Tampa (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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established as a fort to prevent Seminole Amerindian raids in 1824 |
| city (C) |
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incorporated in 1855 |
| county seat (C) |
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| port of entry (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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for cigars, phosphates, chemicals, aluminum products, paper, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, canning & fertilizer |
| educational center (C) |
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site of Hillsborough Community College, University of S Florida, Tampa College & University of Tampa |
| agricultural center (C) |
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for citrus crops |
| cultural center (C) |
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noted for Gasparilla pirate festival & Busch Gardens zoo & amusement park |
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