The Berlin blockade

Historical marker location:

3602 N US Highway 301, Tampa, Florida

( Memorial can be reached from U.S. 301, 0.2 miles south of East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.)

(24 June 1948 - 12 May 1949). Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park.

The Spanish established the first mission in Florida, Mission San Luis de Apalachee, in 1633. The mission was located near present-day Tallahassee and was home to a large Native American population.