Tampa's First Cigar Factory
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Markerman62
N 27° 57.612 W 082° 26.587
17R E 358048 N 3093631
Located on East 7th Avenue at North 15th Street, Ybor City
Waymark Code: WM134H9
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2020
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The first Tampa cigars produced with "Clear Havana" tobacco were rolled at this site in the Sanchez y Haya Co. cigar factory on April 13, 1886. The factory, owned by Ignacio Haya and Serafin Sanchez, was licensed through the state of Florida as Factory No. 1. At the end of the first year, workers at the Sanchez y Haya factory rolled 500,000 cigars per month.
Originally erected by Gradiaz-Annis Y Ca. Replacement marker funded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation
Marker Number: None
Date: 2020
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: Hillsborough County Historical Advisory Council
Website: Not listed
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