Tampa history timeline
Tampa, Florida -- They're a pair of names whose pronunciation has puzzled people for decades.
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As the Bearss family rooted itself in Lake Magdalene, they expanded a acre property that had orange trees on it to cultivate a grove.
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The Bearss family were pioneers of the citrus industry in Hillsborough County, according to the Times archives.
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The real story is that Florida Man originally named it Bear Ass Avenue, but Mothers Against Drunk Driving got all upset about it so they shortened it to Bearss.