Heritage Village is a 21-acre living history museum and village that includes 28 historic structures. Of special interest is the Union Academy building which stood on the grounds of the 1915 Union Academy in Tarpon Springs, one of the first Negro schools established in Pinellas County. The Sulphur Springs Depot is a 1924 wood-frame railroad depot typical of rural stations in the south that required separate facilities for white and colored passengers during segregation. The Pinellas County Historical Museum archives and library contain collections pertaining to local African American history.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.

Photo courtesy of pinellascounty.org/heritage