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About us. Obituaries Homes Jobs Classifieds. Careers Advertise Legal Contact. Log in. Account Manage my subscription Activate my subscription Log out. How has Clearwater Beach evolved over the past century? Florida Wonders explores. Photos old and new tell us how the landscape of the beloved beach has changed. By Gabrielle Calise. Published May 2, Explore all your options. Up next: Getting tons of robocalls, Tampa Bay? Florida ranks as a Top 10 state.
Oh, and did we mention that the beach itself is considered the best beach in the country? Indeed, this idyllic paradise on the gulf averages days of sunshine a year. Yes, Clearwater Beach has that signature super-fine, sugar-white sand, which is special, but you can actually find that or something close to it at various other spots on the gulf.
What truly separates Clearwater Beach from others is how well the city maintains it. Two major airports are conveniently nearby: Tampa International Airport and St. Please enable JavaScript in your browser for a better user experience. Jump to subpage Clearwater Yesterday Literally translated "Clear Water" from the native Indian "Pocotopaug", the area was named for its abundant fresh springs along the shore.
They and their descendants held many important governmental positions throughout the early years. Most settlers farmed vegetables and cotton. Fish were plentiful. A hurricane in and a vicious storm in were among the hardships.
When the first narrow gauge railroad was built in , the Clear Water Harbor community had about 18 families. Henry Plant, the foremost Central and West Florida developer of the time, later built a standard gauge railroad through Pinellas County. To boost his passenger business, he built several grand resort hotels, including the Belleview Biltmore in Clearwater grew steadily throughout the early part of the century.
Tourists and settlers were drawn to the area because of the climate and toutings of early developers and speculators. The Florida real estate boom began in earnest in and peaked in The bottom fell out in the bust of , foreshadowing the market crash and nationwide depression. As Clearwater, Largo, St. Petersburg and other communities grew, so did the clamor for independence.
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