Gibsonton
Built around settlement land beside the Alafia River, Gibsonton grew into an unincorporated community in southern Hillsborough County. The river runs west to Tampa Bay and remains an important part of the area’s low-lying coastal setting, while Gibsonton belongs to the wider Tampa Bay metropolitan area. The community is best known for its long association with travelling carnival and circus workers, many of whom made it a winter base during the 20th century. That heritage is preserved at Showmen’s Rest, a cemetery established for members of the show-business community. Broad arterial roads, modest homes, small businesses and open plots give Gibsonton a distinctly suburban scale, unlike central Tampa.
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Gibsonton is best known in Florida for its long connection to the travelling carnival and sideshow world. On the north bank of the Alafia River, close to its meeting with Tampa Bay, this unincorporated community lies south of Tampa in a low, tidal coastal setting. During the 20th century, Gibsonton became a winter base for carnival and circus families; the International Independent Showmen’s Association, a trade organization for the travelling amusement industry, is based here. That history gives the community a distinct identity within suburban Hillsborough County, while the river links it directly to the bay. See how Gibsonton fits into the Tampa Bay area by browsing webcams around the Alafia River and nearby communities.
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