Italian Club Life In Tampa

Tampa's Italians have supported a flourishing

club life almost from their first arrival in the

1880's. L'Unione Italiana, the first mutual aid

society, was organized in 1894. Initially located

directly across the street, the club stood there

until fire destroyed it in 1914. The ...

Hopper House

Located in “Small Lots”,

Henry G. Hopper began the

construction of this house

about 1788 on a 120 acre

farm. Son Garret erected

the Dutch-style main house

in the early 1800’s. The

north frame wing was built

in the 1850’s for his son

Thomas who inherited the

homestead in 1872. ...

Jewish American Pioneers and Deadwood

Jewish American pioneers significantly contributed to the commercial development and establishment of responsible government in Deadwood. Gritty Jewish Westerners, such as Sol Star, arrived with his business partner Seth Bullock in the midst of the Gold Rush in 1876. The ...

Chapel of St. Mark

Capilla de San Marcos

In time of danger, the chapel was a spiritual haven for both soldiers and townspeople. Before the altar, the priest offered mass. The walls were white, with a red band at floor level. The holy water fonts ...

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)—writer, poet, and

critic—was born in Boston, Mass. Orphaned at a

young age, Poe was raised by John and Frances Allan of Richmond. He attended schools in

England and Richmond before enrolling at the University of Virginia on 14 Feb. ...

Indian Prisoners

The fort was a prison for several hundred Plains Indians in 1875-78 (Comanche, Kiowa, Arapahoes, and Cheyenne) and in 1886-87 (Chiricahua Apaches). Originally confined in these casemates, they were soon moved to the terreplein to live in wooden structures or ...

First Baptist Church in Georgia

Kiokee Church, the first Baptist Church to be constituted in Georgia, was organized in the Spring of 1772, by the Rev. Daniel Marshall, one of the founders of the Baptist denomination in Georgia. A meeting house was built, and the ...

Hopper Homestead

North wing built 1780

by Hendrick H. Hopper

in area then called

“Small Lots”.

Center section erected by

son John, in early 1800’s.

The farmhouse was sold

to the Hillmann family

in 1895, ending

four generations and

115 years of continuous

Hopper ownership.

Marker is at the intersection of Hillman Avenue ...

"The Publick Building Called the Temple"

Chaplain Israel Evans proposed building a “Temple of Virtue” where officers could assemble for meetings and the army could worship together rather than attend separate services around town or ignore the Sabbath completely. To this end, soldiers provided 5,000 feet ...

Hopper Family Burying Ground

Located on the

boundary between

two Hopper farms, the

cemetery was shared

by both families and

their relatives for

almost one hundred

years. The earliest

known burial was

in 1804.

Marker is on Spotswood Road 0.1 miles west of Delmar Avenue, on the left when traveling west.

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