This neighborhood is canopied by mature oak trees full of Spanish moss, and is nestled on the Hillsborough Bay.

[2] They surprised, captured, and burned two notorious ships, the blockade runner Scottish Chief, a steamship, and the sloop Kate Dale a few miles up the river.

Escaping capture by mere minutes, with members of his crew in tow, James McKay sped to the city of Tampa and warned all of the landing party and the fate of his ships.

According to the Hillsborough Community Atlas, that lists the City of Tampa as their source of information, the neighborhood has a total area of 1.7 mi2.

According to the Hillsborough County Atlas, that lists the 2010 United States census as their source of information, the neighborhood had a total population of 4,940.