The Florida city of Weeki Wachee – known for its mermaid shows – has been dissolved. The city, about 50 miles north of Tampa, was founded in 1966, mainly to help promote the Weeki Wachee mermaid attraction at the state park. But with only 13 residents, the city was insolvent and offered no services to the small business community paying the taxes. The city’s demise will have no effect on the Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, where the mermaids have been performing since 1947. The park is currently closed because of the coronavirus.
