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According to Florida folklore, Gasparilla Island gets its name from the legendary pirate captain José Gaspar ("Gasparilla", c. 1756–1821), who had his base on the island and purportedly hid his fabulous treasure there. Much of the development of this legend is the result of promotion by a local hotel and railroad line.
English: View of the beach at the southern point of Gasparilla Island State Park, Lee County, Florida. Español: Vista de la playa en el punto sur del Parque Estatal de la Isla Gasparilla, Condado de Lee, Florida.
The Gasparilla Island Light was deactivated in 1966, and abandoned by the Coast Guard in 1969. The buildings quickly deteriorated, and by 1970 beach erosion had exposed the screw-piles supporting the building, with waves breaking under the building at high tide. Two rock groins were built to protect the lighthouse, and sand was pumped in to ...
Gasparilla Island State Park is a Florida State Park located south of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island off Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound. Activities include swimming and fishing along with shelling, picnicking, and viewing the Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse .
New video has emerged from Malibu Beach, Californian along the Pacific Coast Highway, showing the remains of a long stretch of oceanfront homes that were destroyed by the Palisades Fire.
Hurricane Ian hit Fox News personality Tucker Carlson literally close to home yesterday. In July 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic, the TV personality bought a sweet home on Gasparilla ...
The 2025 Gasparilla Pirate Fest features the 106th Gasparilla Invasion and Parade of the Pirates presented by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla. More news: The South will finally start to thaw this ...
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