Rough Riders Coming to Temple Terrace

The 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment – Rough Riders, Inc. will make their first appearance in the Temple Terrace 4th of July parade. together According to local community leader and member of the Rough Riders, Tom Mortenson the plan is to have two floats in the parade together with Rough Riders walking alongside the floats.

One will be including a replica Trolley or Streetcar, and the other will be the club's latest creation, a double-decked float named after Teddy's horse "Little Texas", Mortenson said.

The Rough Riders particpate in 14 parades annually, and distribute over $250.000.00 worth of beads per year throughout U.S.

Tampa's annual St. Patrick’s Parade is hosted by Rough Riders

Mortenson, who has been working on getting the group to join in the Temple Terrace parade since last year notes that thie represents a great new addition to the 4th of July parade and our Nation's 250th celebration.

The 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment – Rough Riders, Inc. is a Tampa-based nonprofit fraternal organization rooted in the proud legacy of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, the legendary volunteer cavalry regiment that rode to glory in the Spanish-American War of 1898.

Headquartered in Ybor City at 601 N. 19th Street — just blocks from where many of the original Rough Riders mustered before shipping out to Cuba — the regiment is the keeper of one of Tampa's most remarkable collections of historical artifacts, memorabilia, and stories tied directly to that pivotal moment in American history.