|
Posted on: July 17, 2012
|
|
Editor’s note: This summer we will be “On the Road” with our friends from History. We are grateful to Dr. Libby O’Connell and her team for sharing their expertise and knowledge with us about Florida history. Please enjoy the above video and learning more about Henry B. Plant.
On the Road learning more about Henry B. Plant: A former New Englander, Henry B. Plant moves to Florida before the Civil War. When peace returns, the Southern economy lies in ruins, but Plant sees an opportunity. He buys up the bankrupted railroads and abandoned steamships, building a major transportation hub on Florida’s west coast. A true visionary, Plant converts Tampa from a small town to a vital shipping center.
Do you know other interesting tidbits about Henry B. Plant? We welcome your comments and questions below.
Leave a Reply
Online Chat
Twitter (@brighthousecare)Support Library
Thanks for visiting the Bright House Networks Blog. We welcome you to participate in the conversation on House2House. Please note, any service-related concerns will not be resolved on the Blog. They will be addressed by our dedicated Customer Care team (select from above Online Care options). Also, to find out if a product or service is available in your area,
visit brighthouse.com.
Susan
Great piece! Thanks for sharing this history.
Robin G.
I was sooo excited to see this today! After you and the History Channel were here in 2004 and Tampa and Tampa Preservation Inc. won the Community Award presrvationists have continued working hard!
I wish we had known you were in town even for just a minute. We could have taken you out to lunch and caught up on the amazing things you have accomplished in the last eight years. Little did any of us know what was ahead.
I will also forward two publications I have been involved in for the Henry B. Plant Museum…as both a TPI and a Museum Society volunteer……for you to share or just add to your trunk of goodies. Keep up the good work and thank you for the exposure for the Henry B. Museum.
Henry really did build Florida’s First magic Kingdom!!!
John Zweifel
We invite you to visit TWO of Florida’s Original Roadside Attractions, still going strong after 50 years.
The Presidents Hall of Fame ( Formerly House of Presidents) and the Citrus Tower both famous landmarks.
Located in Clermont, FL ” Gem of the Hills”.
Our website is being reconstucted at this time but please visit wwwuspresidentshalloffame.com
We invite you to visit.
The PresidentsHall of Fame is also home to the White House Replica.
Information can also be seen online.
Thank you.
John and Jan Zweifel White House Replica.