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'''Tampa''' is a city of [[Florida]], located on Tampa Bay, an inlet of the [[Gulf of Mexico]].
'''Tampa''' is a city of [[Florida]], located on Tampa Bay, an inlet of the [[Gulf of America]].
Tampa was founded in 1824 as Fort Brooke; the 'Village of Tampa' was incorporated in 1849 and received a town charter in 1855. The name Tampa derives from the Cree ''Itimpi'', 'close to it or 'near it', though what 'it' was supposed to be near is unknown.
Tampa was founded in 1824 as Fort Brooke; the 'Village of Tampa' was incorporated in 1849 and received a town charter in 1855. The name Tampa derives from the Cree ''Itimpi'', 'close to it or 'near it', though what 'it' was supposed to be near is unknown.