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Is Tampa still the Cigar Capital of the World?

Sunday, June 28 2009

By SHERRI ACKERMAN | The Tampa Tribune

YBOR CITY - When the landmark cigar maker Hav-A-Tampa announced plans last week to shut down operations in its namesake city, those smitten with Tampa's reputation as Cigar City lamented the loss.

Stogies helped transform "Tampa town" from a sleepy fishing village with 700 residents in 1885 to a thriving city of 108,000 two decades later. Back then, 159 factories employed some 13,000 workers as cigar rollers and tobacco strippers.

A century later, only one major cigar manufacturer remains, leaving some to wonder: Is Tampa still the Cigar Capital of the World?

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