Sponge Sisters
by Laurie Perry
Title
Sponge Sisters
Artist
Laurie Perry
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Photograph - Photography
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Taken at the historic sponge docks in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Taken at the historic sponge docks in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
The region, with a series of bayous feeding into the Gulf of Mexico, first attracted attention as a place for winter homes about 1876. Some of the newly arrived visitors spotted tarpon jumping out of the waters and so named the location Tarpon Springs. The first Greek immigrants arrived in this city during the 1880s, when they were hired to work as divers in the growing sponge harvesting industry.
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December 28th, 2013
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