Seminole

by James Anthony Schnur

Overview

Seminole may be the "youngest" incorporated municipality in Pinellas County, but the community has a long and established history. Voters approved the creation of the city on November 15, 1970, and over the last 40-plus years Seminole has expanded through responsible patterns of development and annexation as the area has become a preferred residential and business destination in Greater Tampa Bay. The city's name honors the Native Americans who came to Florida during the 18th century. Settlers began to arrive in the Seminole area in small numbers after the Civil War, attracted by the excellent drainage and higher elevation along the ridge. Agricultural opportunities expanded with the opening of the Tampa and Gulf Coast Railway in late 1914, and citrus groves soon proliferated. The area's residential development accelerated after the Second World War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467114837
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	11/02/2015
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

While growing up in nearby Redington Beach, James Anthony Schnur considered the Seminole area his home on the "mainland." A native and lifelong resident of Pinellas County, he is a lifetime member of the Seminole Historical Society and longtime member and officer of the Pinellas County Historical Society. Schnur has witnessed dramatic changes in the Seminole area while living there for more than a half century.