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The Sponge Divers of Tarpon Springs: A Dodecanese Village on the Gulf Coast
— John Cocoris, from Hydra, Greece
When John Cocoris arrived on the Gulf Coast of Florida in 1905, he brought with him a technology, a workforce, and an entire way o…
The Sponge Capital of the World: Greek Divers of Tarpon Springs
— Greek Sponge Divers of the Dodecanese Islands, from Kalymnos, Symi, Halki — Dodecanese Islands, Greece
In 1905, Greek sponge divers from the Dodecanese islands of Kalymnos, Symi, and Halki arrived in a small Florida coastal town and…