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Macfarlane Park, Wonderland of Tampa

By Tami Davis and the Tampa Historical Team
Regarded as “a wonderland of beauty” in a Tampa Tribune headline, Macfarlane Park has served the West Tampa community since opening day on April 25, 1909. Macfarlane Park was envisioned as a woodland resort for all of West Tampa and the…

Cigars, Revolution, and the Cuban Connection

By Tami Davis and the Tampa Historical Team
According to local legend, it was on this site in 1895 that a secret message with orders to begin the Cuban uprising against Spain was hidden in a cigar rolled by Blas O’Halloran. This cigar was allegedly smuggled into Cuba, starting a war that…
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