Midway to Main Street | Florida's Mermaids: The History of Weeki Wachee Springs @MidwaytoMainStreet | Uploaded August 2020 | Updated October 2024, 20 hours ago.
This is Weeki Wachee Springs. It is just one of over 700 springs located in the state of Florida, yet this one is special because you see, Weeki Wachee Springs is home to mermaids.
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âSportsmen Syndicate Plans Weekiwachee Springs Developmentâ, Tampa Bay Times, Jun 30 1946
âWeekiwachee Lease Approved; Piper-Fuller Squabble Renewedâ, Tampa Bay Times, Nov 6 1946
âWeekiwachee Spring To Become Resortâ, The Miami News, Jun 16 1947
âFloridaâs Newest Wonderlandâ, Tampa Bay Times, Sep 14 1947
âUnderwater Theaters Stateâs Latest Promotion To Lure Visitorsâ Dollarsâ, Tampa Bay Times, Oct 19 1947
âCompany To Film Scenes At Weekiwachee Springsâ, Tampa Bay Times, Dec 10 1947
âUniversal Group Arrives For Film Scenes At Weekiwacheeâ, The Tampa Tribune, Dec 30 1947
âToday in Tampaâ, Tampa Bay Times, Dec 31 1947
âMermaids Soon Apt To Be Part Of Florida Sceneryâ, The Tampa Tribune, Jan 11 1948
âOn the Waterfrontâ, Tampa Bay Times, May 9 1948
âTarpon Springs Girls Lend Beauty To Weekiwachee Springs Water Showâ, Tampa Bay Times, Jun 28 1948
âBathing Beauties To Compete At Park Theatre Premiere of âMr. Peabody and the Mermaidâ, Tampa Bay Times, Jul 30 1948
âMr. Peabodyâ Filmed in Stateâ, Tampa Bay Times, Jul 31 1948
âMermaid Splashes in Pool To Herald Movie Debutâ, Tampa Bay Times, Aug 3 1948
âFCC Examiner OKs Theater, Radio Mergerâ, The Miami Herald, Nov 14 1952
âWeeki Wachee Maidens Get Enlarged Theatreâ, Tampa Bay Times, Jan 31 1960
âHome of the Mermaidsâ, The Orlando Sentinel, Nov 13 1960
âWeeki Wachee Slates Jolly Good Jolly Rogerâ, Orlando Evening Star, Sep 29 1962
âRemember the Weeki Wachee Premiere? It Make You Wish You Were A Fishâ, The Orlando Sentinel, Jul 19 1964
âSparkling Spring Mermaids Bridge Water-Land Environmentâ, The Tampa Tribune, Dec 23 1968
âOcalaâs New Perry: The Human Fishâ, Ocala Star-Banner, April 11th 1982
âThe Last Mermaid Show.â The New York Times, 5 July 2013
Kat Eschner. âThe Historic Tail of the Weeki Wachee Mermaids.â Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2017
This is Weeki Wachee Springs. It is just one of over 700 springs located in the state of Florida, yet this one is special because you see, Weeki Wachee Springs is home to mermaids.
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Sources
âSportsmen Syndicate Plans Weekiwachee Springs Developmentâ, Tampa Bay Times, Jun 30 1946
âWeekiwachee Lease Approved; Piper-Fuller Squabble Renewedâ, Tampa Bay Times, Nov 6 1946
âWeekiwachee Spring To Become Resortâ, The Miami News, Jun 16 1947
âFloridaâs Newest Wonderlandâ, Tampa Bay Times, Sep 14 1947
âUnderwater Theaters Stateâs Latest Promotion To Lure Visitorsâ Dollarsâ, Tampa Bay Times, Oct 19 1947
âCompany To Film Scenes At Weekiwachee Springsâ, Tampa Bay Times, Dec 10 1947
âUniversal Group Arrives For Film Scenes At Weekiwacheeâ, The Tampa Tribune, Dec 30 1947
âToday in Tampaâ, Tampa Bay Times, Dec 31 1947
âMermaids Soon Apt To Be Part Of Florida Sceneryâ, The Tampa Tribune, Jan 11 1948
âOn the Waterfrontâ, Tampa Bay Times, May 9 1948
âTarpon Springs Girls Lend Beauty To Weekiwachee Springs Water Showâ, Tampa Bay Times, Jun 28 1948
âBathing Beauties To Compete At Park Theatre Premiere of âMr. Peabody and the Mermaidâ, Tampa Bay Times, Jul 30 1948
âMr. Peabodyâ Filmed in Stateâ, Tampa Bay Times, Jul 31 1948
âMermaid Splashes in Pool To Herald Movie Debutâ, Tampa Bay Times, Aug 3 1948
âFCC Examiner OKs Theater, Radio Mergerâ, The Miami Herald, Nov 14 1952
âWeeki Wachee Maidens Get Enlarged Theatreâ, Tampa Bay Times, Jan 31 1960
âHome of the Mermaidsâ, The Orlando Sentinel, Nov 13 1960
âWeeki Wachee Slates Jolly Good Jolly Rogerâ, Orlando Evening Star, Sep 29 1962
âRemember the Weeki Wachee Premiere? It Make You Wish You Were A Fishâ, The Orlando Sentinel, Jul 19 1964
âSparkling Spring Mermaids Bridge Water-Land Environmentâ, The Tampa Tribune, Dec 23 1968
âOcalaâs New Perry: The Human Fishâ, Ocala Star-Banner, April 11th 1982
âThe Last Mermaid Show.â The New York Times, 5 July 2013
Kat Eschner. âThe Historic Tail of the Weeki Wachee Mermaids.â Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2017