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St. Petersburg

From Sinkhole to Lush Garden: Visiting St. Pete’s Historic Sunken Gardens

February 10, 2023March 27, 2022 by Angela DiLoreto
St Pete FL Sunken Gardens

More than 100 years ago, in 1903 a plumber with a love of gardening purchased four acres of land with a sunken freshwater lake. The lake was the result of an old sinkhole. With that purchase, he began one of Florida’s oldest roadside attractions. 

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Categories American History, USA Tags Florida, Gulf Coast, St. Petersburg, US Gulf Coast
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