<p>Author <a href="https://jmof.fiu.edu/about/founding-executive-director/" target="_blank">Marcia Jo Zerivitz</a> told Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham that many early settlers in Florida came from Europe, where their religion prohibited them from owning land.</p>

A Look At How Henry Plant Put Tampa On The Map

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