Timeline of Tampa, Florida
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.
19th century
- 1821 – Spain transfers control of Florida to the United States per the Adams-Onis Treaty
- 1824 – Fort Brooke established by U.S. Army on Tampa Bay in the Territory of Florida.[1]
- 1831 – Tampa Bay post office established.[2]
- 1845 – Tampa Bay becomes part of the new U.S. state of Florida.[1]
- 1848 – 1848 Tampa Bay hurricane.
- 1849 – Village of Tampa incorporated.
- 1850 – Oaklawn Cemetery established.[3]
- 1855 – Town of Tampa incorporated.[4]
- 1856 – Joseph B. Lancaster becomes mayor.
- 1859 – First Baptist Church established.[3]
- 1861 – Florida secedes the US and joins the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
- 1862 – June 30-July 1: Battle of Tampa.
- 1863 – October 16–18: Battle of Fort Brooke.
- 1873
- 1877 – Gainesville-Tampa stagecoach begins operating.[2]
- 1882 – Hillsborough High School opens.
- 1884 – Henry Plant's South Florida Railroad begins operating.[2]
- 1885 – Board of Trade established.[6]
- 1886 - Ybor City established by Vicente Martinez Ybor; first cigar factories open[7]
- 1887
- 1888 – Plant Park laid out.[2]
- 1889 – Florida Railway begins operating.[2]
- 1890
- 1891
- Tampa Bay Hotel built.[2]
- Cuban José Martí speaks in Ybor City in support of Cuban independence.[10]
- 1893 – Tampa Daily Times newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1895 – Tampa Fire Department established.
- 1899
- Burgert Brothers photo studio established.[11]
- Circulo Cubano founded.[8]
- 1900 – Tampa Woman's Club formed.[12]
20th century
1900s-1950s
- 1901 – Jackson Rooming House in business.
- 1904 – South Florida Fair and Gasparilla Parade begin.
- 1905
- Columbia Restaurant in business.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church[2] and United States Courthouse Building constructed.
- 1907
- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church built.
- Havatampa Cigar Company in business.[13]
- 1908 – YMCA built.[14]
- 1912
- Union Station opens.
- El Centro Español de Tampa building constructed.[2]
- El Comercio Spanish-language newspaper begins publication.[15]
- Union Hotel in business.
- 1913 – Centro Asturiano de Tampa building constructed.[2]
- 1914 – St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line begins operating.[1][16]
- 1915 – Tampa City Hall built.
- 1916 – Heraldo Dominical Spanish-language newspaper begins publication.[15]
- 1917
- Tampa Public Library opens.[17]
- Circulo Cubano de Tampa rebuilt.
- 1918 – Unione Italiana building constructed.[2]
- 1920 – Population: 51,608.
- 1922
- 1924 – Gandy Bridge to St. Petersburg built.[2]
- 1925
- West Tampa annexed by City of Tampa.
- Municipal Auditorium built.[2]
- WFLA radio begins broadcasting.[18]
- 1926
- Junior League of Tampa founded.[20]
- Tampa Theatre opens.
- 1927
- Sulphur Springs Water Tower erected.
- Floridan Hotel in business.
- 1930 – Population: 101,161.[21]
- 1931
- Labor strike of cigar workers.[22]
- Tampa Junior College established.
- 1934 – Davis Causeway opens.[2]
- 1938 – Janus Administration Building constructed.[2]
- 1939 – U.S. Army Southeast Air Base established.
- 1940 – Population: 108,391.[21]
- 1950 – Population: 124,681.[21]
- 1955 - WFLA-TV and WTVT (television) begin broadcasting.[23]
- 1956 – Britton Plaza Shopping Center in business.
- 1957 – Lowry Park Zoo opens.
- 1959 – Busch Gardens theme park in business.[24]
1960s-1990s
- 1960 – Population: 274,970.[21]
- 1962 – Museum of Science and Industry founded.[25]
- 1965 - Curtis Hixon Hall opens
- 1966 – Franklin Exchange Building constructed.
- 1970 – Population: 277,767.[21]
- 1972 - Sant'Yago Knight Parade begins.
- 1977
- New Florida State Fairgrounds hosts first fair
- Floriland Cinema in business.[26]
- 1978 – Cracker Country (museum) established.
- 1979
- May 8: Storm.[27]
- Tampa Museum of Art founded.
- 1980
- Hillsborough Area Regional Transit established.
- Population: 271,523.[21]
- 1981 – Feeding America Tampa Bay active (approximate date).[28]
- 1982 – Foreign trade zone[29][30] and Ybor City Museum Society[25] established.
- 1984 – Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System established.[17]
- 1986 – Barnett Plaza (hi-rise) built.
- 1987
- Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center opens.
- Children's Museum founded.
- 1988 – Rivergate Tower built.
- 1989 – Tampa Bay History Center founded.[25]
- 1990
- Tampa Convention Center opens
- Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival begins.
- Population: 280,015.[21]
- 1992 – AmSouth Building and SunTrust Financial Centre constructed.
- 1995 – Florida Aquarium opens.[24]
- 1996
- City website online.[31][32]
- Ice Palace arena opens.
- 1997 - Tampa Police Museum founded.[25]
- 2000 - Channelside 9 Cinemas in business.[26]
21st century
- 2001
- Tampa Gallery of Photographic Arts opens.
- Ruby (programming language) conference held in city.
- 2002
- January 5: 2002 Tampa plane crash.
- TECO Line Streetcar begins operating; Centennial Park Station and Tampa Bay Federal Credit Union Station open.
- 2003 – Whiting Station opens.
- 2004
- Ford Amphitheatre opens.
- First segments of Tampa Riverwalk open
- 2007
- SkyPoint built.
- Kathy Castor becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 11th congressional district.[33]
- 2009 – Tampa Bay History Center opens.
- 2010
- Population: city 335,709; metro 2,783,243.[34][35]
- Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park opens
- 2011
- Florida Voices begins publication.[36]
- Bob Buckhorn becomes mayor.
- Population: 346,037; metro 2,824,724.[37]
- 2012 – 2012 Republican National Convention held in Tampa
- 2014 – Tampa Baseball Museum opens.
- 2018-21 – First phase of Water Street district construction
