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Port of Tampa Cattle Docks

Published on May 24, 2012 By admin

Photo(Courtesy of the Florida State Library & Archives, 1920s): Cattle in the Tampa area The old cattle docks sit abandoned on the Port of Tampa Property and access can only be granted with permission as well as having an active port pass, but thanks to Mike Woodfin, he has been able to share with us [...]

Ghost Town – Pembroke

Published on December 3, 2011 By admin

Photo(AKBC, 2009): Part of the old phosphate factory can be seen just behind the post office. The Pembroke Mine was a phosphate mine and village that was first purchased in 1905 by a French company. The mine has changed several times with a second resurgence in the 40′s. There was at one time 50 or [...]