Tampa, capital of Hillsborough county, Florida, at the head of Tampa Bay (nearly 40 miles long), 240 miles by rail SSW. of Jacksonville. It has a lumber trade and a good harbour; and Port Tampa, 9 miles SW. by rail, is the starting-point of steamers for Havana, Mobile, and other ports. Pop. 5532.
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