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After a drawing of straws, Demens won and named the location of his terminus St. Petersburg, Florida, after Saint Petersburg, Russia, where he had spent half his youth. Williams would have named it Detroit , which name was given to the first hotel.
Mar 15, 2021 · If Demens won, he would name the town after his childhood home, St. Petersburg, Russia. The loser of the coin toss would then be able to name the town’s first hotel. Supposedly, Demens won the toss, named the town, and let Williams name the Detroit Hotel after his place of birth.
May 3, 2013 · Demens Landing in St. Petersburg, Fl. is named after him. Works: Sketches of the North-American United States (Ocherki severo-amerikanskiy Soyedeniyonnikh Shtatov) (St. Petersburg, 1895) Peter Demens was an entrepreneur from Russia who founded Saint Petersburg in Florida.
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.
Oct 6, 2005 · It was then that Demens gave St. Petersburg its name; St. Petersburg, in exchange, has since named one of its waterfront parks in his memory. The mispronunciation of Demens Landing, by...
Jan 15, 2017 · And he had the town named "St Petersburg" after Peter Demens' hometown. Today "Demens Landing" is a city park and the site of the old Railroad Pier, St Pete's first city pier.
Mar 2, 2022 · A train station and a hotel were built in the new area and Demens named the city St. Petersburg after his birthplace in Russia. Demens is remembered with a historical marker and...
