Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks, Tarpon Springs, Florida
by Dawna Moore Photography
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Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks, Tarpon Springs, Florida
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Dawna Moore Photography
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Photograph - Nature And Travel Photography
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Sponges were discovered in the Florida Keys during the 1820s. A commercial sponging operation was founded there around 1849. Long poles were used to harvest sponges from the beds off the Keys. Turtle fishermen from Key West discovered the sponge beds off the west coast of central Florida in 1873 accidentally when sponges off the mouth of the Anclote River snagged their nets. Spongers came to the area to work the beds and some relocated to Tarpon Springs. (tarponsprings)
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August 20th, 2016
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