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St. Petersburg, Florida. / 27.77306°N 82.64000°W / 27.77306; -82.64000. St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the most populous city in the state that is not a county seat (the city of Clearwater is ...
History View from the top of the Tocobaga mound at Philippe Park Marker at the site of the 1528 Narvaez landing, Jungle Prada, St. Petersburg The McMullen-Coachman Log Cabin, built in 1852, is located at Heritage Village in Largo, Florida, and is the oldest standing structure in Pinellas County The Belleview-Biltmore Hotel built by Henry Plant Battery and guns at Fort De Soto The original span ...
The better-preserved mounds, along with a small archeological museum, are located on private property and are accessible by guided tour. The Jungle Prada site is located on the eastern shore of Boca Ciega Bay, at Park Street North and Elbow Lane (17th Avenue) in St. Petersburg, Florida. See also. Spanish colonization of the Americas
Tropicana Field (commonly known as the Trop) is a multi-purpose domed stadium located in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. The stadium has been the ballpark of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB) since the team's inaugural season in 1998. The stadium is also used for college football, and from December 2008 to December 2017 ...
St. Pete Beach (formerly called St. Petersburg Beach) is a coastal city in Pinellas County, Florida. Known as a tourist destination, St. Pete Beach was formed from the towns of Pass-a-Grille , Belle Vista, St. Petersburg Beach, and unincorporated Pinellas County.
Coordinates. 27°46′24″N 82°37′19″W. / 27.77333°N 82.62194°W / 27.77333; -82.62194. The St. Petersburg Pier, officially known as the St. Pete Pier, is a landmark pleasure pier extending into Tampa Bay from downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Several structures have successively occupied the site, most recently ...
St. Petersburg was incorporated on February 29, 1892, when it had a population of only some 300 people. It was named after Saint Petersburg, Russia, where Peter Demens had spent half of his youth. A local legend says that John C. Williams and Peter Demens flipped a coin to see who would have the honor of naming the city. [1]
Sunken Gardens (Florida) / 27.79000°N 82.63833°W / 27.79000; -82.63833. The Sunken Gardens are 4 acres (1.6 ha) of well-established botanical gardens, located in the Historic Old Northeast neighborhood of St. Petersburg, Florida, at 1825 4th Street North. The Gardens have existed for more than a century, and are one of the oldest ...