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Timeline of Pinellas County, Florida history.

Contents 1 900 - 1842 2 1842 - 1905 3 1907 - 1945 4 1946 - present 5 References

[edit] 900 - 1842

• 900 - 16th century Tocobaga live in Tampa Bay area, including Pinellas.

• 1513 - March 27 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida.

• 1515 - 1519 Spanish explorers visit Pinellas barrier islands while trading with Tocobaga.

• 1528 Spanish explorer Panfilo de Narvaez is believed to have landed somewhere on the Pinellas peninsula. (PCPD, p. 4)

• 1539 Hernando de Soto, another Spanish explorer, is thought to have explored the Tampa Bay area.

• 1702 - 1713 Queen Anne's War. Tocobaga virtually annihilated. English raids reach Tampa Bay. Pinellas largely deserted.

• 1739 - 1748 War of Jenkin's Ear. English mapping expeditions visit Pinellas Peninsula.

• 1757 Spanish expedition renames Tampa Bay "La Bahia de San Fernando", after the Spanish king. Names entrance to Tampa Bay "La Punta de Pinal de Jimenez" (Point of Pines).

• 1763 Spain cedes Florida to England at end of the French and Indian War.

• 1783 Treaty of Paris (1783) ends American Revolutionary War. England cedes Florida to Spain.

• 1817 - 1818 First Seminole War.

• 1821 Spain cedes Florida to United States.

• 1824 U S Army establishes Fort Brooke (later to become Tampa, Florida.)

• 1832 Odet Philippe establishes the first permanent white settlement on the Pinellas penisula in the Safety Harbor area. (PCPD, p. 4)

• 1834 Hillsborough County is formed, including Pinellas peninsula as West Hillsborough.

• 1835 - 1842 Second Seminole War.

• 1842 Armed Occupation Act provides for land grants in unsettled parts of Florida.(PCPD, p. 4)

[edit] 1842 - 1905

• 1848 "Great Gale" wreaks havoc on local settlements. Gulf of Mexico connects with Tampa Bay.

• 1854 Members of McMullen family establish First Free School.

• 1859 Clear Water Harbor (later Clearwater, Florida) First community on Pinellas First post office in Pinellas established there. (PCPD, p. 4)

• 1861 - 1865 American Civil War.

• 1885 Pinellas's healthsome climate extolled at American Medical Society convention in New Orleans. (PCPD, p. 4)

• 1887 Tarpon Springs became the first incorporated city on the peninsula. The Orange Belt Railroad arrives bringing growth to Pinellas. (PCPD, p. 4)

• 1905 Town of Largo incorporated, becaming the first municipality in Pinellas County to adopt a Council-Manager government. (LAHS, p. 33)

[edit] 1907 - 1945

• 1907 Pinellas "Declaration of Independence" marks major milestone on the road to creating Pinellas County. (LBBC, p. 34)

• 1912 Pinellas County officially separates from Hillsborough County. (PCPD, p. 4)

• 1914 Aviation history was made in St. Petersburg as Tony Jannus made the world's first scheduled airline flight from St. Petersburg to Tampa. (PCPD, p. 4)

• 1921 Real estate boom period begins Pinellas. Severe hurricane causes significant destruc­tion throughout Pinellas County. Creates Hurricane Pass between what are now Caladesi and Honeymoon islands. (PCPD, p. 5)

• 1924 The Gandy Bridge opens, halving the distance between St. Petersburg and Tampa. The bridge was the longest automobile toll bridge in the world. (PCPD, p. 5)

• 1926. Real Estate boom ends, severely stressing local economy. (PCPD, p. 5)

• 1929 The Great Depression begins.

• 1934 The Davis ( Courtney Campbell) Causeway connects Clearwater more directly with Tampa.

• 1941 World War II begins; population growth in Pinellas slows dramatically. (PCPD, p. 5)

• 1945 World War II ended; Pinellas enters a period of rapid growth and development. (PCPD, p. 5)

[edit] 1946 - present

• 1954 Sunshine_Skyway_Bridge's first span opens linking Pinellas County with Manatee County. (PCPD, p. 5)

• 1955 Gulf Coast Highway (U.S. Highway 19) opens to St. Petersburg provid­ing a direct route from Pinellas County to Tallahassee. (PCPD, p. 5)

• 1960 The Howard Frankland Bridge provides third link across Tampa Bay. (PCPD, p. 5)

• 1964 Pinellas becomes the first county in Florida to adopt Commission- Administrator form of government. (PCPD, p. 5)

• 1970 The Central Pinellas Transit Authority provides public transportation to areas north of St. Peters­burg. (PCPD, p. 6)

• 1971 A second span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is opened. (PCPD, p. 6)

• 1973 Community services and facilities are outpaced by a tremendous surge of new growth and development during the early 1970's. (PCPD, p. 6)

• 1974 A Comprehensive Land Use Plan is the first formal countywide attempt to manage growth in Pinellas County. (PCPD, p. 6)

• 1976 The Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) replaces the Pinellas County Transportation Authority as a countywide trans­portation planning organization. (PCPD, p. 6)

• 1977 Pinellas County's Heritage Park opens an exhibit of historically signifi­cant Pinellas County structures. (PCPD, p. 7)

• 1980 Portions of the southbound span of the Sunshine_Skyway_BridgeSunshine_Skyway_Bridge collapse after being hit by the freighter SS_Summit_Venture. (PCPD, p. 6)

• 1980 County voters approve Home Rule Charter.

• 1983 Pinellas County opens its new Resource Recovery Plant.

• 1984 Amtrak discontinues passenger train service in Pinellas, ending passenger rail travel Pinellas.

• 1984 Countywide bus service is implemented in Pinellas County with the absorption of the St. Petersburg Hunicipal Transit System into the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority.

• 1985 Severe drought results in water restrictions in Southwest Florida.

• 1985 A four-cent local option gas tax is passsed by the Board of County Commissioners. Hurricane Elena threatens the Florida West Coast.

• 2000 Charter amendment adopted to end anexation wars among municipalities and county.

• 2004 Four hurricanes narrowly miss Pinellas County, causing minor damage.

[edit] References

• Largo Bicentennial Book Committee. (LBBC1979)Largo, then till . . . . Largo Area Historical Society. 1979.

• Pinellas County Planning Department as staff for the Pinellas County Planning Council. (PCPD) Pinellas County Historical Background. No city. No date.

• Annexation, May 23, 2006 Largo City Council work session agenda.