Comments on: oldest map of the village of tampa found http://sticksoffire.com/2007/05/15/oldest-map-of-the-village-of-tampa-found/ A very loose interpretation of the news and happenings in and around Tampa Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:02:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: vox pop http://sticksoffire.com/2007/05/15/oldest-map-of-the-village-of-tampa-found/comment-page-1/#comment-80623 vox pop Tue, 15 May 2007 19:32:35 +0000 http://sticksoffire.com/2007/05/15/oldest-map-of-the-village-of-tampa-found/#comment-80623 Cantor Brown wrote an extremely informative history of tampa which dates back to pre-civil war times. It's where (upon reading of various associations in criminal behavior) I got the description for my blog. That and the city charter date proudly emblazoned on that big blue garbage thing they forced on some residents. <i>It amazes me how proud they are of this. Hey, I'm the biggest thief. NO, ME. No, ME !!</i> If you read the book, you'll understand the gestalt. And, today --- all the slave-owners (and yep it goes into that, name after name .. actually I haven't finished it yet) are still in business with the people they held in slavery so long ago. This knowledge might be spread among several books I read at the time and/or am still reading. It's an excellent book. Reading it you could envision Tampa nearly completely empty. It was a fort. (as I am sure most of you are aware) It moved towards the time that the civil war started and the nefarious reasons why some joined or didn't join the fight and how they chose which side to take. It really is a revelation to know these things and then to juxtapose that with the same name families of today and also the ones who have absolutely no history in Tampa yet believe we should elect them to office so they show us how it's done and wreck Tampa a bit more. We've been sold out. Cantor Brown wrote an extremely informative history of tampa which dates back to pre-civil war times. It’s where (upon reading of various associations in criminal behavior) I got the description for my blog. That and the city charter date proudly emblazoned on that big blue garbage thing they forced on some residents.
It amazes me how proud they are of this. Hey, I’m the biggest thief. NO, ME. No, ME !!
If you read the book, you’ll understand the gestalt.
And, today — all the slave-owners (and yep it goes into that, name after name .. actually I haven’t finished it yet) are still in business with the people they held in slavery so long ago.
This knowledge might be spread among several books I read at the time and/or am still reading.
It’s an excellent book. Reading it you could envision Tampa nearly completely empty. It was a fort. (as I am sure most of you are aware) It moved towards the time that the civil war started and the nefarious reasons why some joined or didn’t join the fight and how they chose which side to take.
It really is a revelation to know these things and then to juxtapose that with the same name families of today and also the ones who have absolutely no history in Tampa yet believe we should elect them to office so they show us how it’s done and wreck Tampa a bit more. We’ve been sold out.

]]> By: Damien http://sticksoffire.com/2007/05/15/oldest-map-of-the-village-of-tampa-found/comment-page-1/#comment-80588 Damien Tue, 15 May 2007 15:18:23 +0000 http://sticksoffire.com/2007/05/15/oldest-map-of-the-village-of-tampa-found/#comment-80588 Love the simple "Water Street" along the waters edge. Love the simple “Water Street” along the waters edge.

]]> By: Clark http://sticksoffire.com/2007/05/15/oldest-map-of-the-village-of-tampa-found/comment-page-1/#comment-80577 Clark Tue, 15 May 2007 13:47:20 +0000 http://sticksoffire.com/2007/05/15/oldest-map-of-the-village-of-tampa-found/#comment-80577 If you look closely, you can almost see westbound ox-drawn carts on Lafayette blocking the north/south traffic on Morgan. If you look closely, you can almost see westbound ox-drawn carts on Lafayette blocking the north/south traffic on Morgan.

]]> By: Vince http://sticksoffire.com/2007/05/15/oldest-map-of-the-village-of-tampa-found/comment-page-1/#comment-80574 Vince Tue, 15 May 2007 13:35:14 +0000 http://sticksoffire.com/2007/05/15/oldest-map-of-the-village-of-tampa-found/#comment-80574 Outstanding! That is simply beautiful! If anyone has a list of street name changes over the history of Tampa, I'm in great need of it for <a href="http://tampachrono.org" rel="nofollow">The Tampa Chronograph</a>! Outstanding! That is simply beautiful!

If anyone has a list of street name changes over the history of Tampa, I’m in great need of it for The Tampa Chronograph!

]]> By: robyn http://sticksoffire.com/2007/05/15/oldest-map-of-the-village-of-tampa-found/comment-page-1/#comment-80570 robyn Tue, 15 May 2007 13:30:17 +0000 http://sticksoffire.com/2007/05/15/oldest-map-of-the-village-of-tampa-found/#comment-80570 Very cool...love me some Tampa history! Very cool…love me some Tampa history!

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