TravelTill

History of St. Petersburg, Florida

JuteVilla
The city was co-founded by John C. Williams, formerly of Detroit, who purchased the land in 1876, and by Peter Demens, who was instrumental in bringing the terminus of a railroad there in 1888. St. Petersburg was incorporated on February 29, 1892, when it had a population of only some 300 people.

It was named after Saint Petersburg, Russia, where Peter Demens had spent half of his youth. A local legend says that John C. Williams and Peter Demens flipped a coin to see who would have the honor of naming the city. Peter Demens won and named the city

previous123next
JuteVilla

Tell the world what you think about St. Petersburg, Florida

Other Travel Destinations in United States

Alamogordo Anchorage Ashland Baltimore Brooklyn Cleveland Crawfordville, GA Delta Junction Freeport Fresno Gatlinburg Girdwood Grand Lake Jackson Hole Killington La Junta Marblehead, MA Montgomery AL Murrells Inlet Nogales Orlando San Luis Obispo Sausalito Tok Waterville Valley

Embassy Locator | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | My Bookings

© 2012-2023 Traveltill.com. All rights reserved.