Nine years ago, Tampa officials renamed a downtown bridge to honor Madame Fortune Taylor. This Monday, Oct. 19, historian Gloria Jean Royster invites locals to commemorate the anniversary of the renaming by spending time at the site.
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Tampa historian wants locals to spend some time at the Fortune Taylor Bridge this Monday
Madame Taylor was a freed slave who ended up owning more than 30 acres along the Hillsborough River.
