Mountain, Carol
Tarpon Springs
Arcadia Publishing. 2012
ISBN: 9780738591186
With its origins at a small fishing settlement near the mouth of the
Anclote River, Tarpon Springs began upriver at a bayou with a
freshwater spring where the tarpon jumped at the doorstep of a father
and daughter. A traveler from Nassau decided to stay and marry A.W.
Ormand’s daughter Mary, who legend tells named the town Tarpon
Springs. It was from this humble beginning that a city was carved out
by pioneering spirits who loved the natural beauty, abundant fishing
and hunting, rich timberlands, and the best of Florida’s sunshine and
tranquility. In 1887, the town became the oldest city of the Pinellas
Peninsula, the Orange Belt railroad arrived, and the Anclote Key
lighthouse was built. City founders employed immigrating Greeks to
enrich the sponging industry with their deep sea diving suits. African
Americans were employed by the fisheries and lumber mills. A true
diversity of cultures, races, color, and creeds was intertwined.
Author Bio: A past president of the Tarpon Springs Area Historical
Society, author Carol Mountain reveals a picturesque history of this
most unique, authentic, and distinct city and its people, including
pioneers, socialites, immigrants, and seasonal and permanent
residents.
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