History of St. Pete Like most of the United States, the Tampa Bay area was home to generations of Indigenous tribes before the first White settlers arrived. While Spanish explorers came and went in the 1500s, it wasn’t until much later that the St. Pete we know began to form.

The history of St Petersburg Florida is a short one, at least as far as the city itself is concerned. Before St Petersburg's incorporation as a city on February 29, 1892, much of the peninsula on which the city lies was relatively undeveloped. In 1875, a General from Detroit came to the peninsula and purchased 2,500 acres of land on the shores of beautiful Tampa Bay.

St. Petersburg, Florida - History History The city was co-founded by John C. Williams, formerly of Detroit, who purchased the land in 1876, and by Peter Demens, who was instrumental in bringing the terminus of a railroad there in 1888. St. Petersburg was incorporated on February 29, 1892, when it had a population of only some 300 people.

Oct 27, 2021 · It was incorporated as St. Petersburg on February 29, 1892. According to local legend, the city was named St. Petersburg after Demens won a coin flip for naming rights. Since it was his home in Russia, he named the area for the place he grew up. Williams, as the loser, got to name the first hotel, which he also named after his birthplace.

PETERSBURG PIER (1988), 800 Second Avenue, has been the landmark of downtown since l899 when Peter Demens hooked up his Orange Belt Railroad to a half mile wharf. D. F. Brantley started the first pier pavilion in 1895, but it is the 1926 Million Dollar Pier torn down for today's pyramid that postcard collectors and real old-timers remember.

St. Pete began its brick paving of streets in 1903. Since brick streets add charm and character to the neighborhoods, City Council passed its first resolution in 1992 protecting against their removal, including granite curbs. Brick streets are now protected within all National Register and local historic districts. City Code Section 16.40.130 More

16 rows · History Our History Bayfront Health St. Petersburg began in 1910 when a local reverend led efforts to build a public hospital in St. Petersburg. The five-room bungalow, built on the site of today’s hospital, was named Good Samaritan Hospital.

55 rows · David Moffett was the city's first mayor. The current mayor is Ken Welch . Architect Randolph Wedding was the city's mayor from 1973 until 1975. Corinne Freeman served as the city's first female mayor and governed from 1977 until 1985. Republican Richard M. Baker led the city from 2001 until 2010. He was succeeded by Bill Foster . List of mayors