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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
African-themed park combining world-class thrill rides with one of North America's largest zoos.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Florida, United States · North America
Riverview is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Progress Village, 42km from Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
Riverview is a town located in Florida, United States. With a population of 71,050, it is an important destination in North America.
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Peru, Florida was a town in Hillsborough County, Florida, that was later absorbed into Riverview. It was initially settled in 1843 on the South bank of the Alafia River at what is now US Highway 301 by Benjamin Moody and others who came to claim land under the "Armed Occupation Act of Florida" which was passed in 1842Read more
and granted 160 acres of land to any head of family or any single man who would bear arms and live on the land in a house for five years.
The name was pronounced "Pe-Roo", as Peru was a native name meaning "straight part of the river". The town existed for almost 100 years before being absorbed into Riverview in the 1940s.
Prior to the occupation by white settlers, the area was inhabited by a Timucuan group known as the Mocoso.
In the 1800s, the Peruvian Mining Company mined phosphate in the area. A post office was established in 1879, closing in 1900 with the mail being routed through the Riverview post office. In 1900, Hillsborough County contracted Virginia Bridge and Iron of Roanoke, Virginia to build a bridge between Peru and Riverview at a cost of $7,864.00, replacing the ferry. The bridge was constructed with the ironwork of the Lafayette Street bridge in Tampa.
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Riverview is located in Florida, United States, North America. The coordinates are 27.8661 latitude, -82.3265 longitude.
Riverview has a population of approximately 71,050 people, making it a town in United States.
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African-themed park combining world-class thrill rides with one of North America's largest zoos.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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