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John King Cheyney (April 1, 1858 – March 19, 1939) was a Sponge Company & Sponge Exchange founder, a local politician and a sponge industry promoter in Tarpon Springs, Florida. [1] [2] [3] A memorial on Dodecanese Boulevard commemorates his life. [4] He is listed as a Great Floridian .
12-71150 [3] GNIS feature ID. 0292048 [4] Website. www .ctsfl .us. Tarpon Springs is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. Downtown Tarpon Springs has long been a focal point and underwent beautification in 2010. [5] It is part of the Tampa Bay area. The population was 25,117 at the 2020 census.
Tarpon Springs, Florida. Coordinates. 28°8′55″N 82°45′29″W. / 28.14861°N 82.75806°W / 28.14861; -82.75806. MPS. Tarpon Springs Sponge Boats. NRHP reference No. 64500126. The following buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Tarpon Springs Sponge Boats Multiple Property Submission (or ...
John Michael Cocoris ( Greek: Γιάννης Μιχάλης Κόκκορης; September 17, 1877 – 1944) was a Greek businessman. Born in Leonidio, he came to New York City in 1895 to work in the sponge trade. In 1896, he worked with John K. Cheyney in Tarpon Springs, Florida. [1] In 1905, he introduced sponge diving to the area and recruited ...
When the Greek sponge divers started using surface supplied standard diving suits (locally called scaphandro) in 1865 the death and injury rate from decompression sickness was extremely high as the procedures for safe decompression were as yet unknown. Some estimates put the death toll at around 10,000 Mediterranean divers in the first 50 years ...
N. G. Arfaras Sponge Packing House. / 28.15000°N 82.75722°W / 28.15000; -82.75722. The N. G. Arfaras Sponge Packing House is a historic site in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It is located at 26 West Park Street. On April 10, 1991, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .
John G. Hanna. John Griffin Hanna (1889–1948) was a sailboat designer, famous for designing the Tahiti ketch. Hanna was born in Galveston, Texas, on October 12, 1889. During his childhood he was afflicted with deafness following scarlet fever and lost a foot in a traffic accident. Around 1917, he settled in Dunedin, Florida, and was greatly ...
90001135 [1] Added to NRHP. August 3, 1990. The George N. Cretekos (also known as the Samarkos Bros., the St. Michael, or the Pastrikos) is a historic boat in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It is located at the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at Dodecanese Boulevard. On August 3, 1990, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .