Tarpon Springs, where abundant sponge beds nurtured a Greek-American community, dives into its Epiphany celebration ... (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

3 January 2009, 10:17 pm

By KATHY PINTO TARPON SPRINGS, Fla.—In the late 1800s, local entrepreneur John Cheyney encouraged Greek divers to investigate the fertile sponge beds off the Gulf Coast of Florida. He hired John Corcoris, a Greek sponge buyer who created a diving suit that made it possible to spend hours at a time underwater to harvest more sponges. Tampa Bay, with a series of bayous feeding into the Gulf of ...... Read More »

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