Talk:History of Tampa, Florida
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[edit] INTRO
I transfered this page from the original Tampa home page as i was told on the "TASK PENDING" list on the Tampa discussion page.
You may edit or add facts or artciles about the history of Tampa. After you edit of Add artciles to the HISTORY OF TAMPA page, please record what you edited on the HISTORY OF TAMPA discussion page. Also site your resources.
-Thanks VG
[edit] Ybor
Given that the memorial to Ybor in Ybor City notes his names as Vicente Martinez Ybor, and not Vincente, and that Vicente seems to be the preferred spelling in city publications and at the Ybor City State Historic Park, I've changed the spelling here, at the Tampa article, and redirected the current stub. Or at any rate I will have done so shortly... Thehappysmith 12:12, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] pre-Columbian history
I really think that this article (and the main Tampa article) should include more about life here before the arrival of Spanish explorers. I'll get started on it (soon), but the more the merrier... Zeng8r 19:57, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] British Rule
The sentance starts "Great Britain acquired Florida in 1763..." so why is it titled 'English Rule'? Did England, somehow operating separately from Britain acquire Florida? Or is this yet again a result of incorrect British Isles (terminology). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.98.207.183 (talk) 07:54, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] 20th century history
Before tackling the pre-Columbian stuff, I'm going to work on the more recent past first. It looks like I'll have to re-do pretty much everything, and I'll probably dump the kid flying into the building story (not relevent to Tampa history as a whole, imo) and the wildfires section (ditto, tho I'll include the '04 hurricane season).
Any thoughts, anyone? Zeng8r 19:30, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] U of Tampa info deletion
Why was the reference to UT's continued existence deleted? I can't think of a good reason and the edit summary doesn't make sense, imo. Zeng8r 18:52, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:U.S Custom House c1905.jpg
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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:19, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
