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Peter Demens (May 13 [O.S. May 1] 1850 – January 21, 1919), born Pyotr Alexeyevitch Dementyev (Russian: Пётр Алексеевич Дементьев), was a Russian nobleman who migrated in 1881 to the United States and became a railway owner and one of the founders of St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
14. Feb. 2024 · 2016 History Fair Documentary about Peter Demens. The theme was "Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange in history."
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- Kirill Litvak
Peter Demens died in California in 1919, but he played an integral role in the growth of Florida in the 1880s. Dr. Ben Brotemarkle is executive director of the Florida Historical Society and host of the radio program “Florida Frontiers.”. The show can also be heard online at myfloridahistory.org.
3. Mai 2013 · History. Petersburgers. Famous Foreign Visitors. Great Americans. Peter Demens. Entrepreneur. Born: Tver Oblast, Russia - 13 May 1849. Died: Alta Loma, USA - 21 January 1919. The founder of the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, Peter Demens was born Pyotr Dementyev to a wealthy family of aristocrats in Tver Oblast.
I. PETER DEMENS. 1. Books and Articles about Demens in English. Allen, Robert V. “Peter Pemens: ‘The Redoubtable Hustler.” The Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress (July 1977): 208-26. Parry, Albert. Full Steam Ahead! The Story of Peter Demens. St. Petersburg, FL: Great Outdoors Publishing, 1987.
The Orange Belt Railway (later known as the Sanford & St. Petersburg Railroad) was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad established in 1885 by Russian exile Peter Demens in Florida. It was one of the longest narrow gauge railroads in the United States at the time of its completion in 1888, with a mainline 152 miles (245 km) in ...
9. Juli 2022 · Peter Demens: Building Railroads is Hard, Part I. Posted on July 9, 2022 by Matthew B. Peter Demens is often referred to as one of the founding fathers of St. Pete. It is hard to disagree that a river of commerce flowing to the 300 person hamlet ushered in a wave of growth and prosperity that allowed St. Pete to become a major city ...
