Florida's Mermaids: The History of Weeki Wachee Springs

This is Weeki Wachee Springs. It is just one of over 700 springs located in the state of Florida, yet this one is special because you see, Weeki Wachee Springs is home to mermaids.

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“Sportsmen Syndicate Plans Weekiwachee Springs Development”, Tampa Bay Times, Jun 30 1946
“Weekiwachee Lease Approved; Piper-Fuller Squabble Renewed”, Tampa Bay Times, Nov 6 1946
“Weekiwachee Spring To Become Resort”, The Miami News, Jun 16 1947
“Florida’s Newest Wonderland”, Tampa Bay Times, Sep 14 1947
“Underwater Theaters State’s Latest Promotion To Lure Visitors’ Dollars”, Tampa Bay Times, Oct 19 1947
“Company To Film Scenes At Weekiwachee Springs”, Tampa Bay Times, Dec 10 1947
“Universal Group Arrives For Film Scenes At Weekiwachee”, The Tampa Tribune, Dec 30 1947
“Today in Tampa”, Tampa Bay Times, Dec 31 1947
“Mermaids Soon Apt To Be Part Of Florida Scenery”, The Tampa Tribune, Jan 11 1948
“On the Waterfront”, Tampa Bay Times, May 9 1948
“Tarpon Springs Girls Lend Beauty To Weekiwachee Springs Water Show”, Tampa Bay Times, Jun 28 1948
“Bathing Beauties To Compete At Park Theatre Premiere of “Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid”, Tampa Bay Times, Jul 30 1948
“Mr. Peabody’ Filmed in State”, Tampa Bay Times, Jul 31 1948
“Mermaid Splashes in Pool To Herald Movie Debut”, Tampa Bay Times, Aug 3 1948
“FCC Examiner OKs Theater, Radio Merger”, The Miami Herald, Nov 14 1952
“Weeki Wachee Maidens Get Enlarged Theatre”, Tampa Bay Times, Jan 31 1960
“Home of the Mermaids”, The Orlando Sentinel, Nov 13 1960
“Weeki Wachee Slates Jolly Good Jolly Roger”, Orlando Evening Star, Sep 29 1962
“Remember the Weeki Wachee Premiere? It Make You Wish You Were A Fish”, The Orlando Sentinel, Jul 19 1964
“Sparkling Spring Mermaids Bridge Water-Land Environment”, The Tampa Tribune, Dec 23 1968
“Ocala’s New Perry: The Human Fish”, Ocala Star-Banner, April 11th 1982
“The Last Mermaid Show.” The New York Times, 5 July 2013
Kat Eschner. “The Historic Tail of the Weeki Wachee Mermaids.” Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2017

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