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  2. St. Petersburg, Florida - Wikipedia

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    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 the seat of Pinellas County). [4] It is the second-most populous city in the Tampa ...

  3. Grand Prix of St. Petersburg - Wikipedia

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    1:00.6795 ( Josef Newgarden, Dallara DW12, 2024, IndyCar) The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida. In most years since 2009, the race has served as the season opener (or at minimum, the first race held on U.S. soil). [1] The race is held annually in the spring, with the exception of ...

  4. History of St. Petersburg, Florida - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. Tropicana Field - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Sunken Gardens (Florida) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .museumaacm .org. Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement ( MAACM) is a 137,000 sq ft (12,700 m 2) museum which opened in 2021 in St. Petersburg, Florida. [3] The museum is funded by The Two Red Roses Foundation, [4] which in turn was endowed by art collector, businessman and philanthropist Rodolfo (Rudy) Ciccarello.

  8. Jungle Prada Site - Wikipedia

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    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

  9. Williams Park - Wikipedia

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    The Southeast corner of the park. [1] Williams Park is a park located in St. Petersburg, Florida. It is the city's first park and encompasses an entire city block between 4th and 3rd Streets North and between 2nd and 1st Avenues North. Founded in 1888 and originally named "City Park," it was changed to Williams Park in honor of the co-founder ...