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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.
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.
May 3, 2013 · Peter Demens was an entrepreneur from Russia who founded Saint Petersburg in Florida. Biography of Peter Demens and other famous Americans in St Petersburg.
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.
Oct 7, 2005 · Peter Demens and John Williams just couldn't agree on a name for their new city. So, the legend says, the co-founders flipped a coin for it. Demens won the toss and left the name of his former...
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.
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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.
