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As the city has evolved, so has the look and feel of the famed waterfront thoroughfare.

The first Thanksgiving was held in St. Augustine, Florida 56 years prior to the Pilgrims. The meal was between Spanish settlers and the Seloy tribe in 1565.

Booze, Bathing Suits, Building Boom Highlight History Center Exhibit - Tampa, FL - The Tampa Bay History Center exhibit, "Decade of Change: Florida in the 1920s," opens Nov. 4.

If you’re heading out on a cruise to Tampa, Florida, check out this list of fun and exciting things to do on this leg of your cruise journey.

Tom Touchton has collected interesting old maps for years. You could call him The Man of a Thousand Maps, but that would be a gross underestimation.

Travails and Triumphs starts with enslaved Africans brought to Florida in the 1500s and concludes with the Black Lives Matter movement of 2020.

Tampa, Florida, has a rich history of pirate lore seen today in family-friendly parades, exhibits and waterfront activities. The legend is built around pirate Jose Gaspar.

Some residents in the Hyde Park area of Tampa want to expand local historic district designation and protection to include where a formerly thriving Black neighborhood once existed.

The City of Tampa is celebrating its 135th birthday during Archives Awareness Week with virtual galleries, programs and exhibits at local archives.

Old Florida opened a world of wonder to the tourists of yesterday. Some of us were just kids at the time.