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revolutionary picnic

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by TBHC @ 10:43 am

110 years ago…

October 4, 1896 – The “young ladies” Cuban Club sponsors a picnic at Ballast Point to raise money for Cuba’s revolution war against Spain. The Consumers’ Electric Company offered a special round trip fare from Franklin Street to the picnic for $.20 ($4.50 in today’s dollars).

Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.

Tags: ballast point, cuba, on this day, tampa

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