Timeline of St. Petersburg, Florida facts for kids
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.
Late 19th century
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Pre-history | until 1497 |
Spanish Rule | 1513–1763 |
British Rule | 1763–1783 |
Spanish Rule | 1783–1821 |
U.S. Territorial Period | 1822–1845 |
Statehood | 1845–present |
Major Events | |
American Revolutionary War | 1775–1783 |
War of 1812 | 1811–1814 |
First Seminole War | 1817–1818 |
Capitol moved to Tallahassee |
1824 |
Second Seminole War | 1835–1842 |
Constitutional convention | 1838 |
Third Seminole War | 1855–1858 |
Ordinance of Secession | 1861 |
Civil War | 1861–1865 |
3rd Constitution | 1865 |
Reconstruction | 1865–1868 |
4th Constitution | 1868 |
5th Constitution | 1885 |
Great Migration | 1910–1930 |
Land Boom | 1925–1929 |
6th Constitution | 1968 |
Gore v. Harris 2000 Presidential Election |
2000 |
Timeline | |
- 1875 – John C. Williams purchases land.
- 1884 – The St. Petersburg Times was established.
- 1888
- Peter Demens brings railroad into St. Petersburg.
- The first hotel is built, named the Detroit Hotel.
- 1892
- Town of St. Petersburg incorporated.
- David Moffett becomes first mayor of St. Petersburg.
- 1897 – Electrical service established.
- 1899
- Orange Belt Railway constructs the Railroad Pier.
- Henry W. Hibbs introduces major fishing business.
- 1900 – Population: 1,575
20th century
- 1903 – City of St. Petersburg incorporated.
- 1904 – Trolley services enter St. Petersburg by F. A. Davis.
- 1906
- The Electric Pier is built, replacing the Railroad Pier.
- Shipping channel dredging begins.
- 1910 – Population: 4,127
- 1913 – The Municipal Pier is built, replacing the Electric Pier.
- 1914
- St. Louis Browns invited to use St. Petersburg for spring training at Coffee Pot Park.
- The St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line perform the first commercial flight with a Benoist XIV flying boat.
- 1915 – Mirror Lake Library opens.
- 1916 – Al Lang becomes mayor.
St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line
A Benoist XIV was used for flights.
- 1920 – Population: 14,237
- 1921
- St. Petersburg Museum of History is founded.
- 1921 Tampa Bay hurricane.
- 1924
- The United States Coast Guard opens base.
- Gandy Bridge opens.
- 1925 – The Vinoy Park Hotel is built.
- 1926 – Millions Dollar Pier is constructed, replacing the Municipal Pier.
- 1928 – WSUN radio begins broadcasting.
- 1930 – Population: 40,425
- 1940 – Population: 60,812
- 1942 – St. Petersburg used a training facility for the Army Air Force.
- 1947 – Original Al Lang Stadium is built.
- 1950 – Population: 96,738
- 1953 – WSUN-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
- 1954 – The original Sunshine Skyway Bridge opens.
- 1960
- Population: 181,298.
- Howard Frankland Bridge is constructed.
- 1965
- Museum of Fine Arts is established.
- Bayfront Center is constructed.
- 1968 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg established.
- 1970 – Population: 216,159.
- 1973 – The St. Petersburg Pier is built.
- 1976 – Al Lang Stadium is rebuilt.
- 1980
- Population: 238,647.
- The south bound span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapses due to the MV Summit Venture striking a pier.
- 1982 – Salvador Dalí Museum is established.
- 1987 – The new Sunshine Skyway Bridge is constructed.
- 1990
- Population: 238,629.
- Tropicana Field is constructed.
- One Progress Plaza is constructed.
- 1992 – Florida Holocaust Museum is established.
- 1993
- Original Sunshine Skyway Bridge is demolished.
- Mazzaro Italian Market opened
- 1998 – Tampa Bay Rays established as Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- 2000 – Population: 248,232
21st century
- 2001 – Rick Baker becomes mayor.
- 2003
- Wikimedia Foundation established.
- First ever St. Pete Pride celebration and declaration of June being Pride month
- 2004 – Bayfront Center is demolished.
- 2009 – Signature Place is constructed.
- 2010
- Population: 244,769
- Bill Foster becomes mayor.
- 2011 – Salvador Dalí Museum is established in current building.
- 2014 – Rick Kriseman becomes mayor.
- 2015
- The St. Petersburg Pier is demolished.
- The History Council of St. Petersburg is formed.
- 2017 – Rick Kriseman is re-elected as mayor.
- 2020 – St. Pete Pier opens.
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