117 years ago this week, the Rough Riders' stay in Tampa left its mark

TAMPA — This week 117 years ago, Theodore Roosevelt and the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment — better known as the Rough Riders — took a train to Tampa, laden with mules and guns. They stayed for two weeks before commandeering a coal train to take them to Port Tampa, sailed to fight the Spanish American War in Cuba and …