New Port Richey, Florida, like many cities between Jacksonville and Tampa, can thank Henry Plant\'s 1885 railroad for its phenomenal growth.
Post Office in 1915 confirmed this city\'s importance and.
The arrival of the U.
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City planners constructed the community in a grid, naming north-south streets after Presidents and east-west streets after states.
Thirty-five miles northwest of Tampa, in West Pasco County, New Port Richey eventually hosted its own railway connection right through downtown.
New Port Richey, Florida, like many cities between Jacksonville and Tampa, can thank Henry Plant\'s 1885 railroad for its phenomenal growth