INDIAN SHORES Indian Shores was originally an Indian campsite and got its name from the large red rocks found along the shoreline. The first “settlers” were a pair of Robinson-Crusoe-type brothers named Cochran. In 1883 four Cedar Key speculators sailing to St. Petersburg, stopped to explore the Island. Indian Shores was incorporated on September 16, […]
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH “I liked the place, I thought it was the most beautiful place on God’s green footstool, and I think so yet.” Quoted by pioneer settler Harvey K. Hendrick many years after he arrived in Indian Rocks Beach around 1890. There are two legends about how Indian Rocks Beach got its name. The […]
GULFPORT Gulfport has been known as Disston City, Bonifacio, and Veteran City over the years. Then in 1910, the name officially changed to Gulfport when it was incorporated. Gulfport, located in an area commonly referred to as “Old Florida,” is today a lovely waterfront community. The 1990’s were a period of growth and renewal for […]
DUNEDIN In 1852, the settlement was originally named Jonesboro by George Jones, the owner of the area mercantile. Two Scotsmen, J.O. Douglas and James Somerville later named the settlement Dunedin after applying for the first post office in northern Pinellas County. The name is taken from the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh. Dunedin was incorporated […]
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