[Times photo: Douglas R. Clifford] The recently renovated Fort Harrison Hotel serves as the Church of Scientology's spiritual headquarters in Clearwater. The hotel opened in 1926 as the New Fort Harrison Hotel and for many years was Clearwater's most luxurious hotel. It was a focal point of the community during the Great Depression and World War II.

Sale of Fort Harrison Hotel

• Who Can Imagine A Closed Fort Harrison Hotel
  St. Petersburg Times - Oct 29, 1975
  
• New Ft. Harrison 'Tenant' Says Weather Forecast Success
  St. Petersburg Times - Nov 18, 1975
  
• Fort Harrison Hotel Sale Is Official
  St. Petersburg Times - Dec 3, 1975
• Secrecy in Fort Harrison Hotel Sale
  St. Petersburg Times - Dec 6 1975
  
• Church Of Scientology Surfaces As Fort Harrison Hotel Owner
  St. Petersburg Times - Jan 29, 1976
  
• What is this Church of Scientology
  St. Petersburg Times - Jan 29, 1976
  
• Same-day Resale Of Fort Harrison Hotel Disclosed
  St. Petersburg Times - Mar 25, 1976

About Scientology

• Scientologist Mary Sue Hubbard Gets 5 Years On Conspiracy Charge
  St. Petersburg Times - Dec 7, 1979
• Church of Scientology is described as cult, not a religion
  The Evening Independent - Dec 29, 1979
• Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard dies
  The Evening Independent - Jan 28, 1986
• In A Town With No Secrets, L. Ron Hubbard Died A Man Of Mystery
  The Evening Independent - Feb 1, 1986
• IRS: Scientology is a tax exempt religion
  St. Petersburg Times - Oct 13, 1993

[Times photo: Robin Donina Serne (1998)] Scientology's leader David Miscavige.

Pulitzer Prize-winning report

• Scientology
  St. Petersburg Times - 1979 (PDF)

David Miscavige

• The man behind Scientology
• A place called 'Gold'
• The cornerstones
• David Miscavige Speaks
  St. Petersburg Times - Oct 25, 1998

Lisa McPherson

• Cause of death in dispute
  St. Petersburg Times - Dec 17, 1996
• Family sues Scientology in '95 death of woman
  St. Petersburg Times - Feb 20, 1998
• Hardball
  St. Petersburg Times - June 7, 1998

• [Times files] Lisa McPherson died Dec. 5, 1995.

  Scientology charged in member's death
  St. Petersburg Times - Nov 14, 1998
• Church member's death now called accident
  St. Petersburg Times - Feb 23, 2000
• Scientologists 'got in over their heads'
  St. Petersburg Times - Feb 24, 2000
• Doctors paid by church give defense
  St. Petersburg Times - March 7, 2000
• State drops charges against Scientology
  St. Petersburg Times - June 13, 2000
• Scientologists settle death suit
  St. Petersburg Times - May 29, 2004
• Church settlement brings relief
  St. Petersburg Times - June 6, 2004
  
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