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The Tarpon Springs Aquarium and Animal Sanctuary is a privately-owned aquarium located in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The Konger family opened this business on the sponge docks in 1990. It has since passed hands through the family and is now owned and operated by Grant Konger and Paige Konger-Henry. The brother and sister duo have moved the ...
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 ...
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.
Duchess. (boat) / 28.15583°N 82.75889°W / 28.15583; -82.75889. The Duchess is a historic sponge-hooking boat in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It is located at the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at Dodecanese Boulevard. On August 2, 1990, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .
St. Nicholas III. / 28.15528°N 82.76194°W / 28.15528; -82.76194. The St. Nicholas III 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 .
Sponge auction in Tarpon Springs, Florida, in 1947. The community has the highest percentage of Greek Americans of any city in the U.S. In 1909, there was a pogrom against the Greek population in South Omaha.
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 .
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 .