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A brief history of Safety Harbor, Florida
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"A history of the city of Safety Harbor in the Tampa Bay region of Florida"--
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- Creator
- Warren Firschein and Laura Kepner
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- Books
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2013
- Physical Details
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- 191 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781626191310, 162619131X
- OCLC
- ocn857404867
- Includes bibliographical references (page 175-186) and index.
- Chronology of Events -- Introduction -- PART I. BEFORE THE FIRST SETTLERS -- 1. Was He or Wasn't He? The Enduring Myth of Hernando de Soto and the Espiritu Santo Springs -- 2. The Tragic End of Fray Luis Cancer de Barbastro -- 3. Pedro Menendez de Avilas and the Calusa-Tocobaga Peace Treaty -- 4. The Tocobaga People of Safety Harbor -- PART 2. THE PIONEERS AND EARLY SETTLERS OF GREEN SPRINGS -- 5. Odet Philippe, The First Pioneer -- 6. Philippe's Legacy : Safety Harbor's Impact on the Citrus Industry -- 7. The Early Pioneers, 1842/1885 -- 8. The Espiritu Santo Springs -- 9. The Development of the Community of Green Springs, 1885/1917 -- PART 3. THE COMMUNITY OF SAFETY HARBOR : FROM 1917 TO TODAY -- 10. Devastation and Growth in a New City -- 11. The History and Development of the Safety Harbor Spa -- 12. The Railroad -- 13. Safety Harbor's Black Community : A Hidden History -- 14. From World War II to the End of the Millennium : The Changing Community -- 15. Civic Organizations : Safety Harbor's Police Department, Fire Department and More -- 16. Yesterday's Efforts Made Way for Today's Safety Harbor -- Appendix 1: Mayors of the City of Safety Harbor -- Appendix 2: List of Postmasters of the City of Safety Harbor -- Appendix 3: Approximate Annual Festival Schedule