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Attractions & Amusements in Florida picture - 2009. Bronze statue of a sponge diver- Sponge Docks. The guys who started it all. Greek settlers came to Tarpon Springs in the 1800s and brought their trade of sponge diving. It flourished and, Sponge Docks created a sponge market(still there). It is now a great tourist area.