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60-524: There are at least two rivers named the Hillsborough River : Hillsborough River (Florida) , which flows through Tampa Hillsborough River (Prince Edward Island) , which flows through Charlottetown [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

120-645: A United States territory . (1824) Construction of Fort Brooke begins at the mouth of the Hillsborough River. (1828) The Fort King Military Road (now State Road 41 ) is built to connect Fort King in Ocala with Fort Brooke in what was then the settlement of Tampa. A bridge is built to cross the Hillsborough. (1830) Congress passes the Indian Removal Act . The American government begins efforts to remove

180-445: A civil township is a unit of local government, originally rural in application. The District of Columbia and territories are under the direct authority of Congress, although each is allowed home rule. The United States government, rather than individual states or territories, conducts foreign relations under the U.S. Constitution. Federal enclaves , such as domestic military bases and national parks, are administered directly by

240-538: A 200-mile exclusive economic zone . In December 1988, President Reagan, through Proclamation No. 5928, extended U.S. territorial waters from three nautical miles to twelve nautical miles for national security purposes. However a legal opinion from the Justice Department questioned the President's constitutional authority to extend sovereignty as Congress has the power to make laws concerning the territory belonging to

300-469: A Washington Ball. (1923) The city of Tampa builds a water treatment plant to utilize the water supply from the water above the dam. (1935) Hillsborough River State Park is opened. (1933) In a torrential 24-hour rain, floods wash away the Tampa Electric dam. TECO does not rebuild the dam and turns to other locations for electrical generating plants. (1944) The city of Tampa completes construction on

360-468: A house and cultivate 5 acres (20,000 m ) for five years. (1843) The Jean Street Shipyard is founded on the Hillsborough River in what will be the neighborhood of Seminole Heights . (1846) The first ferry crossing on the Hillsborough River is established. This improves transportation and widens the growth of Tampa to both sides of the river. (1861) During the American Civil War , Tampa Bay

420-566: A much different ecology than the ecosystem that had existed along the Hillsborough for the previous ten to 15,000 years. When Europeans first reached Florida, the area around Tampa Bay and all of the watershed of the Hillsborough River was occupied by people of the Safety Harbor culture . Two chiefdoms of the Safety Harbor culture, Mocoso and Pohoy , were adjacent to where the Hillsborough River entered Tampa Bay. Hernando de Soto landed on

480-513: A subset of political divisions . The United States' territory includes any geography under the control of the United States federal government . Various regions , districts , and divisions are under the supervision of the United States federal government. The United States' territory includes clearly defined geographical area and refers to an area of land, air , or sea under jurisdiction of United States federal governmental authority (but

540-604: A territory's government by act of Congress. All territory under the control of the federal government is considered part of the "United States" for purposes of law. From 1901 to 1905, the U.S. Supreme Court in a series of opinions known as the Insular Cases held that the Constitution extended ex proprio vigore to the territories. However, the Court in these cases also established the doctrine of territorial incorporation. Under

600-584: A wide range of responsibilities (which include the regulation of territorial governments and the basic stewardship for public lands, et al.). The United States Department of the Interior is not responsible for local government or for civil administration except in the cases of Indian reservations, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs , as well as those territories administered through the Office of Insular Affairs . The exception

660-766: Is adopted, based upon SWFWMD's 5-year study that documented a need for freshwater over twice that provided by its original rule as challenged by Friends of the River. A minimum flow of 20 cu ft/s (0.57 m /s) is adopted, combining the original 10 cu ft/s (0.28 m /s) of Sulphur Springs water with 10 cu ft/s (0.28 m /s) added to the river from water stored in Tampa Bypass Canal. Minimum flow adjusted upwards to 24 cu ft/s (0.68 m /s) in spring months (April, May, June) when fish spawning activity occurs in restored estuary. Daily minimum flow begins December 31, 2007. The Hillsborough River

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720-408: Is blockaded by federal troops to prevent goods from leaving Tampa or from coming into Tampa. (1863) Federal troops march upriver to a location near the present day site of Lowry Park Zoo . There they discover a blockade-running steamer and sloop loaded with cotton. The ships are burned. The skirmish that follows is the only Civil War action on the Hillsborough River. (1891) The Tampa Bay Hotel, now

780-458: Is closed. (1988) The annual Hillsborough River Cleanup begins. (1991) Canoe Escape is opened and the owners donate canoes and time to bring the Hillsborough River to the public's attention. (1992) The Hillsborough River Greenways Taskforce is established. (1995) The Hillsborough River is designated as Outstanding Florida Waters . (1995) The Hillsborough River is designated as a Florida Recreational Canoe Trail. (1995) The Hillsborough River

840-575: Is home to many species, and several large bird rookeries exist. When local students reach sixth grade in Hillsborough County , they take a visit to the river for one to three days to learn about the ecosystem, watershed, and native Florida animals at a place called 'Nature's Classroom'. The Hillsborough River dam (originally built in 1895 and since rebuilt) at Rowlett Park creates a lake covering 1,300 acres (5 km ) and containing 1.6 billion US gallons (6,100,000 m ) of water, providing for

900-503: Is land that has been irrevocably incorporated within the sovereignty of the United States and to which the full corpus of the U.S. Constitution applies. An unincorporated territory is land held by the United States, and to which Congress of the United States applies selected parts of the constitution. At the present time, the only incorporated U.S. territory is the unorganized (and unpopulated) Palmyra Atoll . The United States currently claims 16 insular areas as territories: Palmyra Atoll

960-448: Is named a Florida Sesquicentennial Greenway. (1999) "Friends of the River" is created by local residents for the purpose of challenging the SWFWMD minimum flow of 10 cu ft/s (0.28 m /s) of Sulphur Springs water alone for the river's only freshwater flow. (2000) On the day after a massive Earth Day celebration at Lowry Park, highlighted by a "Flow-tilla" of dozens of boats from

1020-405: Is not limited only to these areas). The extent of territory is all the area belonging to, and under the dominion of, the United States of America federal government (which includes tracts lying at a distance from the country ) for administrative and other purposes. Under Article IV of the U.S. Constitution , a territory is subject to and belongs to the United States (but not necessarily within

1080-460: Is not restricted from making laws governing its own territory by international law . United States territory can include occupied territory , which is a geographic area that claims sovereignty , but is being forcibly subjugated to the authority of the United States of America. United States territory can also include disputed territory , which is a geographic area claimed by the United States of America and one (or more) rival governments. Under

1140-417: Is permitted to withdraw water from the River during "high flow" times and under specific conditions. The Southwest Florida Water Management District, the agency required by Florida law to protect and manage the waters in the state, authorizes the permits. United States territory In the United States, a territory is any extent of region under the sovereign jurisdiction of the federal government of

1200-567: Is the "incorporated and unorganized" (see below) United States Territory of Palmyra Island , the legal remnant of the former United States Territory of Hawaii since 1959, in which the local government and civil administration were assigned by the Secretary of the Interior to the Fish and Wildlife Service in 2001. The contiguous United States , Hawaii , and Alaska are divided into smaller administrative regions . These are called counties in 48 of

1260-549: Is the only incorporated territory remaining, and having no government it is also unorganized . The remaining are unincorporated territories of the United States . Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands are styled as commonwealths . Several islands in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea are dependent territories of the United States. The Guantanamo Bay Naval Base , Guantanamo Bay , notionally under

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1320-688: The Antarctic Treaty . The three Freely Associated States of Federated States of Micronesia , Republic of the Marshall Islands , and the Republic of Palau are not under U.S. sovereignty, but each participates in federal programs under a Compact of Free Association . The government of the United States of America has claims to the oceans in accord with the United Nations Convention on the Law of

1380-680: The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 , United States territory can include areas occupied by and controlled by the United States Armed Forces . When de facto military control is maintained and exercised, occupation (and thus possession) extends to that territory. Military personnel in control of the territory have a responsibility to provide for the basic needs of individuals under their control (which includes food, clothing, shelter, medical attention, law maintenance, and social order). To prevent systematic abuse of puppet governments by

1440-553: The Henry B. Plant Museum , opens with a grand ball. (1897) At a cost of $ 150,000 an electrical dam is built on the river by Consumers Electric Light and Street Railway Company. The dam was located halfway between present-day 40th Street and 56th Street on the Hillsborough River (today's Temple Crest neighborhood.) (1898) On December 13, 1898 the dam is dynamited by cattle barons angry at the loss of grazing land. They tried three times. The first on January 8, 1897, shortly after construction

1500-670: The John F. Kennedy Memorial built at Runnymede in England, and 32 acres (13 hectares) around Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France . The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided for the survey and settlement of the lands that the original Thirteen Colonies ceded to the federal government after the American Revolution . As additional lands were acquired by

1560-654: The Seminole from Tampa Bay and relocate them to a reservation west of the Mississippi. Tensions between Seminole and Americans continue. (1835) Seminoles burn the bridge at the Fort King Road's river crossing. Conflict continues. (1836) Fort Foster is established at the Hillsborough River crossing to protect this strategically advantageous position. (1842) The Armed Occupation Act promises one hundred 60 acres (240,000 m ) of land to any man who can bear arms, build

1620-508: The Tampa Bypass Canal the aquifer is accidentally breached. (1979) The Hillsborough River is closed to swimming at Hillsborough River State Park and a swimming pool is built for public use. (1982) Lettuce Lake Park opens on the river just north of Temple Terrace (1986) The Hillsborough River Interlocal Planning Board & Technical Advisory Council is established. (1986) Sulphur Springs pool ( Sulphur Springs, Tampa, Florida )

1680-535: The 50 states, boroughs in Alaska and parishes in Louisiana . A county can include a number of cities and towns , or just a portion of either type. These counties have varying degrees of political and legal significance. A township in the United States refers to a small geographic area. The term is used in two ways: a survey township is simply a geographic reference used to define property location for deeds and grants;

1740-402: The Hillsborough River has been flowing for about 27,000 years. It is estimated humans first made their way to this area 12,000 - 15,000 years ago. In the late 18th century the watershed of the Hillsborough River was a land covered by a rich, old-growth forest . Bald cypress , longleaf pine , and sand live oak were hundreds of years old (and in the case of cypress, thousands of years old). In

1800-511: The Hillsborough River in present-day Temple Terrace, Temple Crest , Terrace Park, Busch Gardens and the University of South Florida area. She calls her property "Riverhills Ranch", an exclusive hunting preserve where she builds a lodge and guest houses among other structures. She dies in 1918. (1922) The Temple Terrace Golf and County Club, located on the river in Temple Terrace opens with

1860-518: The Rowlett Park dam to Lowry Park, Friends of the River settles its legal challenge with agreement with SWFWMD, City of Tampa and Robert Thomas of Zephyrhills Water to study the river for 5 years to scientifically determine exactly how much freshwater is needed to restore and maintain the river's estuarine function. Friends of the River had maintained that the establishment of the minimum flow of 10 cu ft/s (0.28 m /s) of Sulphur Springs water

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1920-455: The Sea , which delineates a zone of territory adjacent to territorial lands and seas. United States protects this marine environment , though not interfering with other lawful uses of this zone . The United States' jurisdiction has been established on vessels, ships, and artificial islands (along with other marine structures). In 1983 President Ronald Reagan , through Proclamation No. 5030, claimed

1980-845: The U.S. Virgin Islands. U.S. sovereignty includes the airspace over its land and territorial waters. No international agreement exists on the vertical limit that separates this from outer space, which is international. Federal jurisdiction includes federal enclaves like national parks and domestic military bases, even though these are located in the territory of a state. Host states exercise concurrent jurisdiction to some degree. The United States exercises extraterritoriality on military installations , American embassies and consulates located in foreign countries, and research centers and field camps in Antarctica . Despite exercise of extraterritorial jurisdiction , these overseas locations remain under

2040-459: The United States , including all waters (around islands or continental tracts). The United States asserts sovereign rights for exploring, exploiting, conserving, and managing its territory. This extent of territory is all the area belonging to, and under the dominion of, the United States federal government (which includes tracts lying at a distance from the country ) for administrative and other purposes. The United States total territory includes

2100-617: The United States from Spain , France and other countries, the United States Congress directed that they be explored, surveyed, and made available for settlement. During the Revolutionary War, military bounty land was promised to soldiers who fought for the colonies. After the war, the Treaty of Paris of 1783 , signed by the United States, the UK , France , and Spain , ceded territory to

2160-709: The United States had to determine how to deal with its newly acquired territories, such as the Philippines , Puerto Rico , Guam , Wake Island , and other areas that were not part of the North American continent and which were not necessarily intended to become a part of the Union of States. As a consequence of the Supreme Court decisions, the United States has since made a distinction between incorporated and unincorporated territories . In essence, an incorporated territory

2220-409: The United States under the U.S. Constitution. In any event, Congress needs to make laws defining if the extended waters, including oil and mineral rights, are under state or federal control. The primary enforcer of maritime law is the U.S. Coast Guard . Federal and state governments share economic and regulatory jurisdiction over the waters owned by the country. (See tidelands .) The United States

2280-420: The United States, or of any particular State. Congress possesses power to set territorial governments within the boundaries of the United States, under Article 4, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution. The first exercise of this power was the Northwest Ordinance of 1789. The power of Congress over such territory is exclusive and universal , including the creation of political divisions , except as delegated to

2340-478: The United States. In the 1780s, other states relinquished their own claims to land in modern-day Ohio . By this time, the United States needed revenue to function. Land was sold so that the government would have money to survive. In order to sell the land, surveys needed to be conducted. The Land Ordinance of 1785 instructed a geographer to oversee this work as undertaken by a group of surveyors. The first years of surveying were completed by trial and error; once

2400-575: The current dam, to be used for the purpose of containing drinking water for the city, at the site of the old TECO dam. The old Tampa Waterworks Company is abandoned. (1961) The Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) is created. (1960s-70s) The 14-mile (23 km) long Tampa Bypass Canal is constructed by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). It includes a constructed canal and several concrete flood-control structures. During construction of

2460-558: The federal government. To varying degrees, the federal government exercises concurrent jurisdiction with the states where federal land is part of the territory previously granted to a state. At times, territories are organized with a separate legislature, under a territorial governor and officers, appointed by the President and approved by the Senate of the United States. A territory has been historically divided into organized territories and unorganized territories . An unorganized territory

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2520-642: The last member state of Palau gained its independence to become the Republic of Palau . The Panama Canal , and the Canal Zone surrounding it, was territory administered by the United States until 1999, when control was relinquished to Panama . The United States has made no territorial claim in Antarctica but has reserved the right to do so. American research stations in Antarctica — Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station , McMurdo Station , and Palmer Station —are under U.S. jurisdiction but are held without sovereignty per

2580-429: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hillsborough_River&oldid=932875620 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hillsborough River (Florida) Geological data estimates that

2640-490: The mid to late 19th century to about 1913 the watershed of this old growth forest began to be logged. As a result of this lumbering activity, most of the trees within the Hillsborough River basin are now less than 100 years in age. The harvesting of the old growth trees altered the ecosystems they dominated. Trees such as water ash and water locust were able to quickly grow in the sun-lit spaces created when bigger trees were removed. The riverine swamp forest as it exists today has

2700-435: The name of a sovereign occupying the position analogous to that of other sovereigns in the family of nations. It may designate the territory over which the sovereignty of the United States extends, or it may be the collective name of the states which are united by and under the Constitution. The United States Department of the Interior is charged with managing federal affairs within U.S. territory. The Interior Department has

2760-524: The national boundaries or any individual state). This includes tracts of land or water not included within the limits of any State and not admitted as a State into the Union. The Constitution of the United States states: The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of

2820-465: The occupation forces, they must enforce laws that were in place in the territory prior to the occupation. The fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico form the main customs territory of the United States. Special rules apply to foreign trade zones in these areas. Separate customs territories are formed by American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, and

2880-636: The people voted to purchase the Waterworks plant. (1900) The Sulphur Springs ( Sulphur Springs, Tampa, Florida ) property is developed and open to the public. (1910) Hillsborough Bay is channelized to the mouth of the Hillsborough River with the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 . Up to 1913 the Hillsborough River watershed is heavily logged for its valuable cypress, longleaf pine and oak. (1911–1914) Bertha Potter Palmer ( Bertha Palmer ) (of Chicago and Sarasota) completes purchases of 19,000 acres (77 km ) bordering

2940-616: The pine forest of the area "El Pinal de la Cruz de Santa Teresa" or "The Pines of the Cross of Saint Teresa". There is a plaque commemorating his exploration at Riverhills Park in Temple Terrace. (1772) A map drawn and sent to the Earl of Hillsborough , English Governor of West Florida, shows the river named as the Hillsborough. During the mid and late 18th century, Native Americans from the north, mostly Creek , begin to migrate to Florida. These immigrants become known as Seminoles . (1821) Florida becomes

3000-442: The same, the Constitution only applied fully in incorporated territories such as Alaska and Hawaii , whereas it only applied partially in the new unincorporated territories of Puerto Rico , Guam and the Philippines . A Supreme Court ruling from 1945 stated that the term "United States" can have three different meanings, in different contexts: The term "United States" may be used in any one of several senses. It may be merely

3060-551: The south side of Tampa Bay in 1539 and passed through Mocoso on his way north. By the early 18th century the people of the Safety Harbor culture, through disease and slavery, are nearly exterminated. (1757) A survey of the Hillsborough River is done by Don Francisco Maria Celi , pilot of the Spanish Royal Fleet. He ventures up to the Temple Terrace area in search of longleaf pine to use as masts for his ships. He names

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3120-707: The sovereignty of Cuba , is administered by the United States under a perpetual lease, much as the Panama Canal Zone used to be before the signing of the Torrijos–Carter Treaties . Only mutual agreement or U.S. abandonment of the area can terminate the lease. From July 8, 1947, until October 1, 1994, the United States administered the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands , but the Trust ceased to exist when

3180-410: The sovereignty of the host countries (except Antarctica, where there is no host country). Because they are not part of any state, extraterritorial jurisdiction is federal, with Congress's plenary power under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution . The federal government also exercises property ownership, but not sovereignty over land in various foreign countries. Examples include

3240-584: The supply of water for the City of Tampa. The Hillsborough River was immortalized in 1973 by author Gloria Jahoda in her book River of the Golden Ibis . With the construction of the dam in 1945, the portion of the River above the dam to approximately Fletcher Avenue is where the City of Tampa is permitted to withdraw water to supply to its citizens and those in Hillsborough County. In addition, Tampa Bay Water

3300-615: The territories, patenting land that was surveyed via the corresponding Office of the Surveyor General of a particular territory. This pattern gradually spread across the entire United States. The laws that spurred this system with the exception of the General Mining Law of 1872 and the Desert Land Act of 1877 have since been repealed or superseded. In the early 20th century, Congress took additional steps toward recognizing

3360-890: The territory of Ohio had been surveyed, a modern public land survey system had been developed. In 1812, Congress established the United States General Land Office as part of the Department of the Treasury to oversee the disposition of these federal lands. By the early 1800s, promised bounty land claims were finally fulfilled. In the 19th century, other bounty land and homestead laws were enacted to dispose of federal land. Several different types of patents existed. These include cash entry, credit, homestead, Indian, military warrants, mineral certificates, private land claims, railroads, state selections, swamps, town sites, and town lots. A system of local land offices spread throughout

3420-528: The value of the assets on public lands and directed the Executive Branch to manage activities on the remaining public lands. The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 allowed leasing, exploration, and production of selected commodities, such as coal , oil , gas , and sodium to take place on public lands. The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 established the United States Grazing Service to manage

3480-567: Was a politically expedient solution with no basis in scientific data. Findings of the 5-year study to be used by SWFWMD as sole basis for modification of minimum flow. (2002) Tampa Bay Water places a pipeline to the Morris Bridge Sink ( http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/projects/1001008567/ ) (2006) "The Hillsborough River Task Force", Temple Terrace, is created. (2007) Alan Wright, "Mr River", dies of cancer, December 21. (2007) "The Lower Hillsborough River Minimum Flow Recovery Strategy"

3540-484: Was completed. When the water is low, remnants of the dynamited dam can be seen. (1898–99) TECO buys the Consumers Electric Light and Street Railway Company and builds a new electric generating dam downstream of the current site north of Sulphur Springs. (1899) Tampa's first water plant is built by the private Tampa Waterworks Company. It pumped well water to supply the City of Tampa until March 6, 1923, when

3600-488: Was generally either unpopulated or set aside for Native Americans and other indigenous peoples in the United States by the U.S. federal government, until such time as the growing and restless population encroached into the areas. In recent times, "unorganized" refers to the degree of self-governmental authority exercised by the territory. As a result of several Supreme Court cases after the Spanish–American War ,

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