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N.K. Symi (Sponge Diving Boat)
The ''N. K. Symi'' (also known as the ''Eleni'') is a historic boat in Tarpon Springs, Florida, Tarpon Springs, Florida. It is located at the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at Dodecanese Boulevard. On August 2, 1990, it was added to the United States, U.S. National Register of Historic Places. References External links Pinellas County listingsaNational Register of Historic PlacesFlorida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs*Pinellas County listings*N.K. Symi {{italic title Sponge diving boats National Register of Historic Places in Pinellas County, Florida Buildings and structures in Tarpon Springs, Florida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Tarpon Springs is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 23,484 at the 2010 census. Tarpon Springs has the highest percentage of Greek Americans of any city in the US. Downtown Tarpon Springs has long been a focal point and is undergoing beautification. History The region, with a series of bayous feeding into the Gulf of Mexico, was first settled by white and black farmers and fishermen around 1876. Some of the newly arrived visitors spotted tarpon jumping out of the waters and so named the location Tarpon Springs. The name is said to have originated with a remark of Mrs. Ormond Boyer, an early settler from South Carolina, and who, while standing on the shore of the Bayou and seeing fish leaping exclaimed, "See the tarpon spring!' However, for the most part, the fish seen splashing here were mullet rather than tarpon. In 1882, Hamilton Disston, who in the previous year had purchased the land where the city of Tarpon Springs now stands, ordered the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
