The following is a timeline of the history of the city of St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.

Late 19th century

*1875 – John C. Williams purchases land. *1884 – The ''

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'' was established. *1888 **

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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

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. *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

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perform the first commercial flight with a

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. *1915 – Mirror Lake Library opens. *1916 –

Al Lang Albert Fielding Lang (1870–1960), better known as Al Lang, was an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida from 1916 to 1920. Lang was an active mayor who took steps to beautify the city and increa ...

becomes mayor.

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was used for flights. File:Benoist Type XIV first airline takeoff.jpg, File:Benoist xiv.jpg, *1920 – Population: 14,237 *1921 **

St. Petersburg Museum of History The St. Petersburg Museum of History (SPMOH) is a history museum located in St. Petersburg, Florida, dedicated to covering the area's history. , the museum's director is Rui Farias. The museum was founded by Mary Wheeler Eaton in 1920 as the St. ...

is founded. **

1921 Tampa Bay hurricane The Tampa Bay hurricane of 1921 (also known as the 1921 Tarpon Springs hurricane) was the most recent hurricane to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area and held the record as the major storm that stuck the continental United States latest in the c ...

. *1924 **The United States Coast Guard opens base. ** Gandy Bridge opens. *1925 – The

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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

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. *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 The W. Howard Frankland Bridge is the central bridge spanning Old Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg, Florida to Tampa, Florida. It is one of three bridges connecting Hillsborough County and Pinellas County; the others being Gandy Bridge and Cour ...

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 The St. Petersburg Pier, officially known as the St. Pete Pier, is a landmark pleasure pier extending into Tampa Bay from downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Over the years several different structures have been built at the same loca ...

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 The Salvador Dalí Museum is an art museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, dedicated to the works of Salvador Dalí. It is located on the downtown St. Petersburg waterfront by 5th Avenue Southeast, Bay Shore Drive, and Dan Wheldon Way ...

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 The Florida Holocaust Museum is a Holocaust museum located at 55 Fifth Street South in St. Petersburg, Florida. Founded in 1992, it moved to its current location in 1998. Formerly known as the Holocaust Center, the museum officially changed to i ...

is established. *1993 – Original Sunshine Skyway Bridge is demolished. *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. *2003 – First ever St. Pete Pride celebration and declaration of June being Pride month *2004 – Bayfront Center is demolished. *2010 **Population: 244,769 ** Bill Foster becomes mayor. *2009 –

Signature Place Signature Place is a 36-story skyscraper located on 1st Street South in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. Construction started in December 2007 and finished in 2009. At 116.1 m (381 ft.), Signature Place is the third tallest skyscraper ...

is constructed. *2011 – Salvador Dalí Museum is established in current building. *2014 – Rick Kriseman becomes mayor. *2015 – The St. Petersburg Pier is demolished. *2015 – 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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