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Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3-19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. Petersburg is on the western neck, Old Tampa Bay, and Tampa is on Hillsborough Bay, the eastern neck. Tampa Bay has dredged shipping channels. Spanish explorers Pánfilo de Narváez (1529) and Hernando De Soto (1539) landed at Tampa Bay. It is spanned at its mouth by the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
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Tampa General, Tampa's Premier Hospital.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer; 6/15/1998; 700+ words
; Tampa General, a History of Excellence Tampa General Hospital was established in 1927 as a 250-bed community...Major expansion projects in 1958, 1963 and 1987 greatly expanded Tampa General's campus, and today Tampa General is licensed for...
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TAMPA BAY (7) AT DETROIT (0) - EVENT LOG
News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/15/2000; 700+ words
; ...United Press International 04-15-2000 TAMPA BAY (7) AT DETROIT (0) - EVENT LOG...TAMPA BAY (7) AT DETROIT (0) - EVENT LOG...Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- Gerald Williams...
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TAMPA BAY (2) AT BALTIMORE (3) - EVENT LOG
News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/20/2000; 700+ words
; ...United Press International 04-20-2000 TAMPA BAY (2) AT BALTIMORE (3) - EVENT LOG...TAMPA BAY (2) AT BALTIMORE (3) - EVENT LOG...Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- Gerald Williams...
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TAMPA BAY (7) AT ANAHEIM (3) - EVENT LOG
News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/28/2000; 700+ words
; ...United Press International 04-28-2000 TAMPA BAY (7) AT ANAHEIM (3) - EVENT LOG...TAMPA BAY (7) AT ANAHEIM (3) - EVENT LOG...Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- Gerald Williams...
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TAMPA BAY (6) AT ANAHEIM (7) - EVENT LOG
News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/30/2000; 700+ words
; ...United Press International 04-30-2000 TAMPA BAY (6) AT ANAHEIM (7) - EVENT LOG...TAMPA BAY (6) AT ANAHEIM (7) - EVENT LOG...Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- Gerald Williams...
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TAMPA BAY (2) AT ANAHEIM (5) - EVENT LOG
News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/30/2000; 700+ words
; ...United Press International 04-30-2000 TAMPA BAY (2) AT ANAHEIM (5) - EVENT LOG...TAMPA BAY (2) AT ANAHEIM (5) - EVENT LOG...Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- Gerald Williams...
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TAMPA BAY (7) AT DETROIT (6) - EVENT LOG
News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/16/2000; 700+ words
; ...United Press International 04-16-2000 TAMPA BAY (7) AT DETROIT (6) - EVENT LOG...TAMPA BAY (7) AT DETROIT (6) - EVENT LOG...Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- Gerald Williams...
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TAMPA BAY (1) AT BOSTON (0) - EVENT LOG
News Wire article from: United Press International; 5/6/2000; 700+ words
; ...United Press International 05-06-2000 TAMPA BAY (1) AT BOSTON (0) - EVENT LOG...TAMPA BAY (1) AT BOSTON (0) - EVENT LOG...Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- Gerald Williams...
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Tampa Bay: Breaking National Records In Football & In Business.
PR Newswire; 1/22/2003; 700+ words
; TAMPA, Fla. -- TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- As the nation anxiously awaits the battle of pirates in Superbowl XXXVII this Sunday, Tampa Bay's winning team, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is only part of the mix...
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Tampa Bay CVB Continues to Invest in Internet Marketing Plan, Upgrades Online Technology, Electronic Media, and Distribution.
News Wire article from: Internet Wire; 4/24/2003; 700+ words
; TAMPA BAY, FL AND CLEVELAND, OH, Apr. 24, 2003 (INTERNET WIRE via COMTEX) The Tampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau (www...convention industry. The agreement extends the Tampa Bay CVB Internet marketing plan, targeting the...
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Tampa–St. Petersburg
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
TAMPA – ST. PETERSBURG TAMPA – ST. PETERSBURG. These twin cities, located on Florida...comprise, along with surrounding communities, metropolitan Tampa Bay. The area has been the site of successive Native American...
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Tampa Red
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Tampa Red Slide guitar For the Record …...widely known or listened to in the 1990s, Tampa Red is one of the seminal figures in blues...recording studios of the 1930s and 1940s. Tampa Red was born Hudson Woodbridge in Southville...
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Tampa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Tampa , city (1990 pop. 280,015), seat of Hillsborough...Fla., a port of entry with an impressive harbor on Tampa Bay; inc. 1855. The third largest city in the state, Tampa has long been a shipping and manufacturing hub on the...
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Tampa: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Tampa: History First Established Settlement Called...When Spanish explorers first arrived in the Tampa Bay region in 1528, they encountered a native...eventually became known to the Spanish as Tampa. Annihilated by an onslaught of European...
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Tampa: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Tampa: Recreation Sightseeing Visitors to Tampa can pursue a wide variety of activities, from the thrills of...University of Florida, originally opened in 1891 as the opulent Tampa Bay Hotel. Entrepreneur Henry B. Plant's pet project, the...
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