Front view of Wimauma High School in 1957.

While Bahia Beach, a public beach on Tampa Bay, just north of Shell Point Road, in Ruskin, was opened in April, 1959 by Paul B. Dickman and his son Lyle C. Dickman, between the Ruskin Marina and Mangrove Point, the Bahia Beach Yacht Club became operational in either 1965 or early 1966. This was not a formal, members only yacht club. There were no annual dues and an honorary membership was given to anyone who tied up their boat at the boat docks at Bahia Beach. The first mention of the Yacht Club in Tampa papers was in June 1966 when the 800th honorary member, Captain Johnson of Bradenton and a fishing captain operating out of Cortez, was featured in the June 25, 1966 edition of the Tampa Bay Times.

Men Fishing in Rowboats. Alafia River. 1920. (Previous description was handwritten on reverses side of photo.) Public domain. Image may be used with the credit line: "Courtesy, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System.

Similar (or same) photograph that appears in the Woodruffe collection. Identified on the reverse as a 1916 photo of road in Riverview.

Story based on an interview with Wanda Simmons Westbrook. Memoir of life at Simmons Ranch properties.

This brief history of Riverview, written by Norma G. Frazer, a frequent historian of South County histories and stories, was written on behalf of the Central Hillsborough County Chamber of Commerce. Date unknown.

Good article describing the relationship between Riverview and Peru. Authored by Samantha R. Evenson. Note references to other sources. Cannot determine newspaper this was written in.