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Oct 22, 2024 · He and Peter Demens, who built a railroad that reached the site in 1888, founded the city, and it was named for Demens’s birthplace in Russia. It quickly developed as a resort area, and seafood shipping on the Orange Belt Railroad was a major part of the city’s economy.
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Oct 23, 2024 · In different sections of FloridaRAMA are various characters from local folklore, including writer Jack Kerouac, St. Pete co-founder Peter Demens, and Mary Reeser, who, it is believed, “spontaneously combusted” inside her downtown apartment in 1951.
Oct 23, 2024 · Among those famous figures are Jack Kerouac, Peter Demens, a combustible housewife, a sharp-tongued alligator that witnessed some of the darkest parts of city's history, the mate of the infamous...
Oct 26, 2024 · In different sections of FloridaRAMA are various characters from local folklore, including writer Jack Kerouac, St. Pete co-founder Peter Demens and Mary Reeser, who, it is believed ...
3 days ago · Railroad owner Peter Demens named the town that grew near the railroad's terminus St. Petersburg in honor of his hometown. The town would incorporate in 1892. Other major towns in the county incorporated during this time were Clearwater (1891), Dunedin (1899), and Largo (1905).
Oct 22, 2024 · The history of St. Petersburg dates back to the late 19th century when it was founded in 1888 by John C. Williams and Peter Demens. Demens, a Russian aristocrat, named the city after his hometown of Saint Petersburg, Russia.
3 days ago · Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During eight seasons at English club Manchester United, he won 15 trophies including five Premier League titles, three FA Cups and he captained the club to victory in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final to complete the ...
