Charles the Great Cigar Factory

Built by Salvador Rodriguez in the late 1800s, the Charles the Great Cigar Factory stands as a testament to an industry that transformed Ybor City into the cigar capital of the world. During this period the cigar industry began shifting ...

Cigar Factory

On Court Street Behind the Historic Chamber of Commerce Building

By 1906 the factory employed 400 girls at the wage of $60.00 per month.

By November 1907 the factory was turning out 1 million cigars a month.

The land was purchased for $2,000.00 ...

Morgan Cigar Factory

A Symbol of Tampa's Romantic Cigar Industry

In 1907 William T. Morgan erected this three story cigar factory and soon his Juan De Fuca label attained wide acceptance throughout the country. By 1910, the company had to move to larger ...

Historic Emilio Pons Cigar Factory

Emilio Pons, a pioneer Tampa cigar manufacturer, and an outstanding public servant, established the first cigar factory of local origin on this site in 1887.

Here on October 12, 1894, Jose Marti, the Cuban liberator, delivered his last Ybor City revolutionary ...