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Peter Demens (May 13 [O.S. May 1] 1850 – January 21, 1919), born Pyotr Alexeyevitch Dementyev (Russian: Пётр Алексеевич Дементьев), was a Russian nobleman who migrated in 1881 to the United States and became a railway owner and one of the founders of St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
May 3, 2013 · The founder of the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, Peter Demens was born Pyotr Dementyev to a wealthy family of aristocrats in Tver Oblast. Both of his parents died when he was very young, leaving him to inherit large estates.
Today, Peter Demens is remembered with a monument and historical marker in Demens Landing Park, site of the first railroad pier in St. Petersburg. Remembered as a founding father of the city, Demens also built the first hotel there, the Detroit.
Peter A. Demens (May 1, 1850 - January 21, 1919), Russian immigrant, entrepreneur, and builder, was a bold if not always successful player in the derring-do capitalism of three late 19 th century American boom towns.
Jul 9, 2022 · Peter Demens is often referred to as one of the founding fathers of St. Pete. It is hard to disagree that a river of commerce flowing to the 300 person hamlet ushered in a wave of growth and prosperity that allowed St. Pete to become a major city in Florida.
Introduction. I have been studying Peter Demens and the histories of the two St. Petersburgs and their interactions for many years. I became interested in these topics in 1966 when I first arrived in St. Petersburg, Florida to teach Russian History at Florida Presbyterian College.
Mar 15, 2021 · Peter Demens, the Russian-born aristocrat turned railroad builder, had not yet finished the job. He had agreed to bring the railway all the way to Tampa Bay as well as construct a wharf. Though he eventually did so, additional negotiations with John Williams had to take place.
