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Cuban cigars were made in Tampa
Though Cuban cigars are associated with Cuba, they were made here in Tampa for many years, earning the city one of its popular nicknames, the Cigar City.
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- 1823 - Tampa, Florida founded
Grew from earlier military post Fort Brooke.
wikipedia.org - 1848 - Hurricane pushes a 15-foot tide through Tampa, Fla.
Fort Brooke, site of the present-day city of Tampa, was nearly destroyed by two hurricanes that hit the area within a month of each...Read MORE... - 1854 - Tampa
Tampa, a small post-village, capital of Hillsborough co., Florida, at the head of Tampa bay, (navigable by large vessels,) about 40 miles E. from the ...Read MORE... 
1885 - Two fishermen of Tampa, Fla., lately caputred a sawfish, said to be the largest ever caught in Tampa Bay.
It was sixteen feet three inches long, six feet wide, and weighed five hundred pounds. The saw was over four feet long.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
May 30, 1885
Main Swimming Pool, Sulphur Springs, Tampa Fla.
Postcard- 1906
Tampa, a city and port of entry, capital of Hillsboro co, Fla., is situated at the head or NE. end of Tampla Bay at the mouth of the Hillsboro River, ...Read MORE... - 1908 - TAMPA FLAME SWEPT; LOSS $600,000. MILLIONS OF CIGARS MAKE AROMATIC BLAZE.
Blaze Fanned by Strong Wind Wipes Out Many Buildings; Cuban Woman Drops Dead From Excitement
[By Morning Journal Special Leased Wire.]
Tampa,...Read MORE... 
Church of the Sacred Heart
Postcard- 1919 - FIRE SWEEPS TAMPA. BLAZE STARTED BY SPARKS FROM SHIPS; DESTROYS TWO BLOCKS.
Tampa, Fla., Dec. 31. - Two blocks in the wholesale district, bounded by the river and by Tampa, Whiting and Washington streets were destroyed by...Read MORE... - 1921 - SOUTH FLORIDA COUNTS LOSSES. Gulf Hurricane Does Great Damage. TAMPA SUFFERS MOST. Gale Wipes Out Small Obstacles in Path but Few Lives Are Lost.
Lakeland, Fla., Oct 26. South Florida spent today in recapitulating the damage estimated to run well into millions of dollars caused by the gulf...Read MORE... 
El Rancho Hotel Courts
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Main Swimming Pool, Sulphur Springs, Tampa Fla.
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Church of the Sacred Heart
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El Rancho Hotel Courts
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1823 - Tampa, Florida founded
Grew from earlier military post Fort Brooke.
wikipedia.org
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1848 - Hurricane pushes a 15-foot tide through Tampa, Fla.
Fort Brooke, site of the present-day city of Tampa, was nearly destroyed by two hurricanes that hit the area within a month of each... Read MORE...
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1854 - Tampa
Tampa, a small post-village, capital of Hillsborough co., Florida, at the head of Tampa bay, (navigable by large vessels,) about 40 miles E. from the ... Read MORE...
1885 - Two fishermen of Tampa, Fla., lately caputred a sawfish, said to be the largest ever caught in Tampa Bay.
It was sixteen feet three inches long, six feet wide, and weighed five hundred pounds. The saw was over four feet long. St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
May 30, 1885
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1906
Tampa, a city and port of entry, capital of Hillsboro co, Fla., is situated at the head or NE. end of Tampla Bay at the mouth of the Hillsboro River, ... Read MORE...
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1908 - TAMPA FLAME SWEPT; LOSS $600,000. MILLIONS OF CIGARS MAKE AROMATIC BLAZE.
Blaze Fanned by Strong Wind Wipes Out Many Buildings; Cuban Woman Drops Dead From Excitement
[By Morning Journal Special Leased Wire.]
Tampa,... Read MORE...
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1919 - FIRE SWEEPS TAMPA. BLAZE STARTED BY SPARKS FROM SHIPS; DESTROYS TWO BLOCKS.
Tampa, Fla., Dec. 31. - Two blocks in the wholesale district, bounded by the river and by Tampa, Whiting and Washington streets were destroyed by... Read MORE...
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1921 - SOUTH FLORIDA COUNTS LOSSES. Gulf Hurricane Does Great Damage. TAMPA SUFFERS MOST. Gale Wipes Out Small Obstacles in Path but Few Lives Are Lost.
Lakeland, Fla., Oct 26. South Florida spent today in recapitulating the damage estimated to run well into millions of dollars caused by the gulf... Read MORE...
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