Gulfport’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Gulfport. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Archaeological digs around Boca Ciega Bay indicate that settlements existed in the area circa 8000 to 3000 BC. The area was also densely populated during the Safety Harbor period. In 1528, the Spanish explorer Pánfilo de Narváez landed on the Pinellas peninsula, some say near present-day Gulfport, where he encountered the local Timucuan people.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Gulfport’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gulfport’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFlorida [Hamilton County - Saraso…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Gulfport
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Gulfport, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Gulfport
1 place in Gulfport is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Florida [Hamilton County - Sarasota County (part)] (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.