Legend says ancient Native American blessing has protected Safety Harbor from hurricanes for over 100 years

Written on 08/30/2023
Isaac Serna-Diez, Your Tango


As Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida's Gulf coast, citizens from the Tampa Bay area watch closely as meteorologists do their best to predict the storm’s path into the Sunshine State.

Despite early predictions suggesting the storm would make landfall in Tampa, everyone in the area is confident that their city is safe from the storm thanks to a Native American blessing that's protected the city from hurricanes for over 100 years.

According to the legend, the Native American tribe Tocobaga built burial mounds all across the Tampa Bay area, the largest one resting in what is now known as Safety Harbor in Florida, just 30 minutes from Tampa.

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