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Welcome to The Florida Heritage Project!

"The digital humanities Florida Heritage Project draws on the state of Florida's rich multiculturalism to create a partnership between the academic community and the general public to highlight the states long history of cultural pluralism!"

- Dr. Myriam Mompoint


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In the spotlight:

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Greek Heritage


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          "By 1936 Tarpon Springs was recognized as the largest sponge center in the world. More than 2,000 Greeks had relocated to Tarpon Springs from the Dodecanese Islands of Kalymnos, Halki, Sumi, Hydra, Spetse, Aegena. In the 1940's a marine bacteria destroyed most of the sponge beds, but today the sponge docks are alive once again and sponge boats operate from its scenic docks. Charismatic George Billiris, once a diver himself, is the elder statesman of the Tarpon sponge industry. He still occupies a vintage 1920's warehouse that is on the Register of Historic Places. The community's Greek influence extends beyond the sponge docks." (Greenberg, Mel & Greenberg, Ronnie)

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Funding for this program was provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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