A Walking Tour of Heritage Village

Heritage Village, Pinellas County's Historical Home at the Pinewood Cultural Park, is operated by the Pinellas County Government and is located at 11909 125^th St. N., Largo, FL  33744.  The telephone number is (727)582-2123.  A walk through Heritage Village is the perfect way to visualize how people lived in Florida in the 19^th and early 20^th centuries. 

The best way to make the trip to Heritage Village is to get out your bicycle, pack up a picnic lunch, bike the Pinellas Trail to Pinewood Cultural Park, and then wander through the Village on foot.  Be sure the visit the Florida Botanical Gardens while you are there.  Then get back on your bike and ride over to Walsingham Park which  is right across the street to have your picnic lunch.  A perfect day!

But before you start the tour, here are some links to background information:

The Tampa Bay History Center has capsule histories and timelines.

Cracker Times and Pioneer Lives: The Florida Reminiscences of George Gillet Keen and Sarah Pamela Williams - read the review on H-Net and then see if you can locate the book at your local library.

This Florida Rails page has some information on The Silver Meteor.  You can view  some  color pictures of the Orange Blossom Special while listening to the song of the same name by clicking here. 

Then visit the Florida of the Railroad Barons.web page.

If you are unable to make the physical trip to Heritage Village, our historical tour streetcar will take you on a virtual tour.  When you reach the end of the tour simply click the back button on your browser to return to this page.

Start the tour!