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George N. Cretekos (Sponge Diving Boat) Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at Dodecanese Boulevard: Tarpon Springs: Pinellas County: August 3, 1990 N.K. Symi (Sponge Diving Boat) Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at Dodecanese Boulevard: Tarpon Springs: Pinellas County: August 2, 1990 St. Nicholas III (Sponge Diving Boat) Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at ...
The Tarpon Springs Aquarium and Animal Sanctuary is a privately-owned aquarium located in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The Konger family opened this business on the sponge docks in 1990. [ 1 ] It has since passed hands through the family and is now owned and operated by Grant Konger and Paige Konger-Henry.
The George N. Cretekos (also known as the Samarkos Bros., the St. Michael, or the Pastrikos) is a historic boat in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It is located at the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at Dodecanese Boulevard. On August 3, 1990, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Tarpon Springs, Florida, supplies roughly 70% of the world's natural sea sponges. Spongers dive 60 feet underwater to harvest the sea creatures. The majority of the fisherman are Greek immigrants ...
The sponge industry soon became one of the leading maritime industries in Florida and the most important business in Tarpon Springs, generating millions of dollars a year. The 1953 film Beneath the 12-Mile Reef , depicting the sponge industry, takes place and was filmed in Tarpon Springs.
Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks at Dodecanese Boulevard 28°09′19″N 82°45′43″W / 28.155278°N 82.761944°W / 28.155278; -82.761944 ( St. Nicholas VI (Sponge Diving Tarpon Springs