| 释义 |
- 900–1842
- 1843 – 1906
- 1907 – 1945
- 1946 – present
- See also
- References
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}Timeline of Pinellas County, Florida history. 900–1842- 900 – 16th century Tocobaga live in Tampa Bay area, including Pinellas.
- 1513 – March 27 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida. {{Harvard citation| Straub||p=24}}.
- 1515 – 1519 Spanish explorers visit Pinellas barrier islands while trading with Tocobaga. {{Harvard citation| LAHS||p=15}}.
- 1528 Spanish explorer Panfilo de Narvaez is believed to have landed somewhere on the Pinellas peninsula. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=4}}.
- 1539 Hernando de Soto, another Spanish explorer, is thought to have explored the Tampa Bay area. {{Harvard citation| Straub||p=25}}.
- 1702 – 1713 Queen Anne's War. Tocobaga virtually annihilated. English raids reach Tampa Bay. Pinellas largely deserted. {{Harvard citation| LAHS||pp=17,18}}.
- 1739 – 1748 War of Jenkins' Ear. English mapping expeditions visit Pinellas Peninsula.
- 1757 Spanish expedition renames Tampa Bay "La Bahia de San Fernando", after the Spanish king. Names entrance to Tampa Bay "La Punta de Pinal de Jimenez" (Point of Pines). {{Harvard citation| LAHS||p=18}}.
- 1763 Under Treaty of Paris (1763) Spain cedes Florida to England at end of the French and Indian War. {{Harvard citation| Straub||p=27}}.
- 1783 Treaty of Paris (1783) ends American Revolutionary War. England cedes Florida to Spain.{{Harvard citation| Straub||p=27}}.
- 1817 – 1818 First Seminole War. {{Harvard citation| LAHS||p=19}}.
- 1821 Spain cedes Florida to United States. {{Harvard citation| Straub||p=27}}.
- 1823 U S Army establishes Fort Brooke (later to become Tampa, Florida.) {{Harvard citation| Straub||p=29}}.
- 1834 Hillsborough County is formed, including Pinellas peninsula as West Hillsborough. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=14}}.
- 1835 Odet Phillippe homesteads at or near former site of Tocobaga village {{Harvard citation| Straub||p=33}} in present-day Safety Harbor. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=4}}.
- 1841 Fort Harrison opens on Clear Water Harbor as rest and recreation post for soldiers from Fort Brooke. {{Harvard citation||Baker||p=16}}.
- 1835 – 1842 Second Seminole War.
- 1842 Armed Occupation Act provides for land grants in unsettled parts of Florida.{{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=4}}.
1843 – 1906- 1843 Antonio Maximo Hernandez settles on what is now Maximo point in St. Petersburg. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=17}}.
- 1848 Egmont Key lighthouse is built only to be destroyed later that year by the Great Gale, which flooded much of Pinellas. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=18}}.
- 1855 Public school opens on land donated by John Taylor on site of present Clearwater High School. {{Harvard citation||Baker||p=21}}.
- 1859 Clear Water Harbor (later Clearwater, Florida) becomes first community on Pinellas. The first post office in Pinellas established there. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=4}}.
- 1861 – 1865 American Civil War.
- 1868 Anna Germain and John Donaldson are the first African-Americans to settle in lower Pinellas. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=33}}. Road opens from Yellow Bluff (Ozona, Florida) to Tampa. {{Harvard citation| Olds||p=218}}.
- 1869 Organized hunting parties strive to eradicate black bears and Florida panthers that threaten Pinellas cattle industry. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=34}}.
- 1876 "Pinellas Village" obtains first post office in what is now St. Petersburg. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=36}}.
- 1884 Disston City (future Gulfport) plat filed. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=44}}.
- 1885 Pinellas's healthsome climate extolled at American Medical Society convention in New Orleans. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=4}}.
- 1886 First house on Passe-a-Grille Island built. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=46}}.
- 1887 Tarpon Springs became the first incorporated city on the peninsula. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=4}}.
- 1888 St. Petersburg, Florida platted, named in honor of St. Petersburg, Russia, the hometown of Orange Belt Railway owner Peter Demens. Orange Belt Railway reaches Tarpon Springs in January and St. Petersburg in May, bringing rapid growth to the county.[1] {{Harvard citation||Baker||p=50}}.
- 1890 Tampa Bay Ice Company begins operations, greatly aiding the local fishing industry. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=58}}.
- 1891 Clearwater incorporates
- 1892 St. Petersburg incorporates. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=60}}.
- 1893 St. Petersburg's first bank organized. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=61}}.
- 1894 Hillsborough Times moves from Clearwater to St. Petersburg and is renamed The St. Petersburg Times. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=62}}.
- 1895 St. Petersburg prohibits cows with bells from wandering within town limits. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=64}}. Henry B. Plant buys Orange Belt Railroad. {{Harvard citation| Olds||p=251}}.
- 1897 Henry Plant opens Belleview Biltmore. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=68}}. St. Petersburg Electric Light and Power Company, the future Florida Power Corporation, is chartered. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=69}}.
- 1898 Construction begins on Fort DeSoto. St. Petersburg High School is founded. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=69}}.
- 1899 Dunedin incorporated. {{[https://web.archive.org/web/20110224034519/http://www.dunedingov.com:80/home.aspx?page=aboutourcity History of Dunedin - Dunedingov.com] }}
- 1900 First land-based hotel built on St. Petersburg's gulf beaches. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=71}}.
- 1905 St. Petersburg Reading Room and Library Association founded. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=83}}. Town of Largo incorporated, becoming the first municipality in Pinellas County to adopt a Council-Manager government. {{Harvard citation| LAHS||p=33}}.
- 1906 Fort Dade constructed on Egmont Key. (Egmont)
1907 – 1945- 1907 Pinellas "Declaration of Independence" marks major milestone on the road to creating Pinellas County. {{Harvard citation| LBBC||p=34}}.
- 1910 Gulfport, Florida incorporated. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=83}}.
- 1910 Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad extended to Tarpon Springs.
- 1911 St. Petersburg's first high school is built. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=96}}.
- 1912 Pinellas County officially separates from Hillsborough County. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=4}}.
- 1913 Pinellas Park incorporated. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=83}}.
- 1914 Aviation history was made in St. Petersburg as Tony Jannus made the world's first scheduled airline flight with the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line from St. Petersburg to Tampa. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=4}}.
- 1914 Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad extended to St. Petersburg. First SAL train arrives September 22.
- 1916 Morton F. Plant, son of Henry B. Plant, gives $100,000 toward creation of Clearwater's first hospital, which still bears his name. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=110}}. Oldsmar, Florida incorporated. {{Harvard citation| Olds||p=253}}.
- 1917 No fence law illegalizes cattle roaming free. {{Harvard citation| Olds||p=253}}.
- 1918 Cattle stampede in St. Petersburg. {{Harvard citation| Olds||p=254}}.
- 1921 Real estate boom period begins Pinellas. Severe hurricane causes significant destruction throughout Pinellas County. Creates Hurricane Pass between what are now Caladesi and Honeymoon islands. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=5}}. Fort's Dade and DeSoto deactivated. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=137}}.
- 1923 County passes bond issue to build roads and bridges. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=137}}.
- 1924 The Gandy Bridge opens, halving the distance between St. Petersburg and Tampa. The bridge was the longest automobile toll bridge in the world. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=5}}.
- 1925 Palm Harbor named. {{Harvard citation| Olds||p=259}}. St. Petersburg Kennel Club begins greyhound racing at what will become Derby Lane. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=142}}. Northern watchdog groups warn of impending collapse of Florida real estate market. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=146}}.
- 1926. Real estate boom ends, severely stressing local economy. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=5}}. Bee Line Ferry begins service between Pinellas and Manatee Counties. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=152}}.
- 1927 American Legion Hospital for Crippled Children is founded. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=154}}.
- 1928 County Commission deputizes Impounding Masters to keep cattle inside county pasture. {{Harvard citation| Olds||p=}}. R. E. Olds sells holdings in Oldsmar and buys Fort Harrison Hotel. {{Harvard citation| Olds||p=107}}.
- 1929 The Great Depression begins.
- 1930 City of St. Petersburg defaults on its bonds. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=165}}.
- 1934 The Davis (Courtney Campbell) Causeway connects Clearwater more directly with Tampa.
- 1938 Treasure Island incorporated. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=184}}.
- 1941 World War II begins; population growth in Pinellas slows dramatically. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=5}}.
- 1942 Military begins sending personnel to Pinellas for training.{{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=191}}.
- 1943 St. Pete Beach incorporated. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=184}}.
- 1945 World War II ended; Pinellas enters a period of rapid growth and development. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=5}}. Redington Beach incorporated. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=184}}.
1946 – present - 1946 Population boom begins as ex military personnel return as visitors or as residents. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=202}}.
- 1947 Madeira Beach incorporated. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=184}}.
- 1949 Indian Shores incorporated. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=184}}.
- 1951 St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra performs first concert. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=208}}.
- 1953 North Redington Beach incorporated. 184. WSUN-TV becomes the first TV station to serve Pinellas. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=210}}.
- 1954 Sunshine Skyway Bridge's first span opens linking Pinellas County with Manatee County. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=5}}.
- 1955 Gulf Coast Highway (U. S. Highway 19) opens to St. Petersburg providing a direct route from Pinellas County to Tallahassee, Florida. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=5}}.
- 1956 Redington Shores and Indian Rocks Beach incorporated. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=184}}.
- 1957 Clearwater is the fastest growing U.S. City. {{Harvard citation| Olds||p=259}}.
- 1960 The Howard Frankland Bridge provides third link across Tampa Bay. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=5}}.
- 1963 Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line railroads gain approval to merge to become the Seaboard Coastline Railroad in 1967. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=234}}.
- 1964 Pinellas becomes the first county in Florida to adopt Commission- Administrator form of government. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=5}}.
- 1965 St. Petersburg Fine Arts Museum opens. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=237}}.
- 1967 American Legion Hospital for Crippled Children is renamed All Children's Hospital. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=154}}.
- 1968 St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra merges with Tampa Philharmonic to become Florida Gulf Coast Orchestra {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=208}}.
- 1969 Boca Ciega Bay becomes Florida's first aquatic preserve. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=216}} C. Bette Wimbish becomes first African_American elected to the St. Petersburg City Council. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=250}}.
- 1970 The Central Pinellas Transit Authority provides public transportation to areas north of St. Petersburg. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=6}}.
- 1971 Amtrak takes over railroad passenger service from the Seaboard Coast Line.
- 1971 A second span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is opened. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=6}}.
- 1972 Judge James Sanderlin becomes the first African-American elected to county-wide office. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=259}}.
- 1973 Community services and facilities are outpaced by a tremendous surge of new growth and development during the early 1970s. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=6}}.
- 1974 Comprehensive Land Use Plan is the first formal countywide attempt to manage growth in Pinellas County. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=6}}. {{convert|200|acre|km2}} of Egmont Key set aside as national wildlife refuge. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=262}}.
- 1975 Church of Scientology purchases Fort Harrison Hotel. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=266}}.
- 1976 The Pinellas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) replaces the Pinellas County Transportation Authority as a countywide transportation planning organization. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=6}}.
- 1977 Pinellas County's Heritage Park opens an exhibit of historically significant Pinellas County structures. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=7}}. Corrine Freeman becomes St. Petersburg's first woman mayor. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=268}}.
- 1978 Egmont Key named to the national register of Historic Places. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=262}}.
- 1980 Portions of the southbound span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse after being hit by the freighter SS Summit Venture. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=6}}. County voters approve Home Rule Charter. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=7}}.
- 1982 Salvador Dali Museum opens in St. Petersburg. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=279}}.
- 1983 Pinellas County opens its new Resource Recovery Plant. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=7}}.
- 1984 Amtrak discontinues passenger train service in Pinellas. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=7}}. Countywide bus service is implemented in Pinellas County with the absorption of the St. Petersburg Municipal Transit System into the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=7}}. Florida Gulf Coast orchestra becomes The Florida Orchestra. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=208}}.
- 1985 Severe drought results in watering restrictions. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=7}}. A four-cent local option gas tax is passed by the Board of County Commissioners. Hurricane Elena threatens Florida. {{Harvard citation| PCPD||p=7}}.
- 1990 First segment of Pinellas Trail opens between Dunedin and Seminole. Former SCL railroad right of way had been purchased in 1983.
- 1993 "No Name Storm" causes $500 million in damage. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=301}}.
- 1998 Devil Rays open in Thunder Dome, renamed Tropicana Field. Calvin Harris becomes first African American County Commissioner. {{Harvard citation||Baker| |p=312}}.
- 2000 Charter amendment adopted to end annexation wars among municipalities and county. (Annexation).
- 2004 Four hurricanes narrowly miss Pinellas County, causing minor damage. (TBNHG).
- 2006 Litigation dance between Largo and Pinellas County continues. (Deal) Court rules Pinellas County acted wrongly in limiting the annexation authority of municipalities. (Lindberg)
See also- Timeline of Clearwater, Florida
References1. ^Tap Lines – History of the Orange Belt Railway
- Annexation, May 23, 2006 Largo City Council work session agenda.{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Baker, Rick. Mangroves to Major League: a Timeline of St. Petersburg, Florida. St. Petersburg. Southern Heritage Press. 2000.
- Egmont Key State Park June 16, 2006.
- "Deal ends annexation suit." St. Petersburg Times. Mar 26, 2006.
- Largo Bicentennial Book Committee. (LBBC1979)Largo, then till ... Largo Area Historical Society. 1979.
- Lindberg, Anne. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/1126893571.html?dids=1126893571:1126893571&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+13%2C+2006&author=ANNE+LINDBERG&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=1.B&desc=Ruling+may+rekindle+turf+wars Ruling may rekindle turf wars] (HTML) Saint Petersburg Times. Retrieved on 2006-9-14.
- Olds, Arthur. It's No Bull. Boot Ranch Publishing. New Port Richey, Florida. 1992
- Pinellas County Planning Department as staff for the Pinellas County Planning Council. (PCPD) Pinellas County Historical Background. No city. No date.
- Straub, W. L. History of Pinellas County. (Straub) The Record Company. St. Augustine, Florida. 1929.
- Tampa Bay Newspapers Hurricane Guide. 2004 Hurricane season summary. June , 2006.
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