Title

Florida Frontiers TV - Episode 8 - Tarpon Springs Epiphany

Author(s)

Dr. Ben Brotemarkle
Florida Historical Society

Streaming Media

Episode Date

8-27-2016

Episode Summary

Hundreds of Greek sponge divers and their families moved to Tarpon Springs, Florida in 1905. Today, there are more Greek people per capita in Tarpon Springs than in any other American city. We explore the history of Greek culture and the annual Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs.

Keywords

Florida Frontiers Television; Tarpon Springs; Greek Sponge Divers

Series Title

Florida Frontiers Television

Episode Title

Florida Frontiers TV - Episode 8 - Tarpon Springs Epiphany

Episode Number

8

Duration

26:46

Sponsors

Division of Cultural Affairs

Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

http://dos.myflorida.com/cultural/

Jessie Ball duPont Fund

This project is sponsored in part by The Jessie Ball duPont Fund.

Jessie Ball Dupont Fund website

http://dupontfund.org/

Rossetter House Foundation

This project is sponsored in part by The Historic Rossetter House Museum.

Rossetter House Musuem - Foundation and history

http://rossetterhousemuseum.org/history

STARS Citation

Brotemarkle, Dr. Ben and Florida Historical Society, "Florida Frontiers TV - Episode 8 - Tarpon Springs Epiphany" (2016). Florida Frontiers Television. 8.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-television/8