Chinsegut Hill

Chinsegut Hill (HM19LS)

Location: Brooksville, FL 34601 Hernando County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 36.896', W 82° 21.57'

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In 1842, South Carolinian Bird M. Pearson staked a claim on 160 acres and called it Mount Airy, one of the few surviving plantations in Florida and one of the oldest houses in Hernando County. Pearson built the manor house's east wing in 1847 and later residents expanded it, beginning in 1852. He raised citrus, cattle, and sugarcane. In 1905 Chicago residents Raymond (1873-1954) and Margaret Dreir (1868-1945) Robins purchased property and named it Chinsegut Hill, an Inuit word meaning "a place where lost things are found." The estate served as a retreat from the couple's tireless activism on behalf of workers, women, and the poor. Guests entertained here included Thomas Edison, Senator and Mrs. Claude Pepper, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, J.C. Penney and Helen Keller. During the Great Depression, the Robinses suffered severe losses and donated Chinsegut to the federal government, collaborating with the Department of Agriculture on an experimental station to benefit Florida farmers. In return, the couple could live there until their deaths. New Deal workers improved the property and built two cabins in 1933. In 1958, the University of South Florida acquired the property for use as a conference center.
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HM NumberHM19LS
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Marker NumberF-510_MARKER
Year Placed2004
Placed ByThe University of South Florida and the Florida Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 4:37am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 367090 N 3166080
Decimal Degrees28.61493333, -82.35950000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 36.896', W 82° 21.57'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 36' 53.76" N, 82° 21' 34.20" W
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Area Code(s)352
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 22380-22488 Chinsegut Hill Rd, Brooksville FL 34601, US
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