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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19OF_site-of-old-fort-dade_Dade-City-FL.html
This is the site of Old Fort Dade built in 1835 and dedicated to Major Francis Dade
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19OC_aripeka-historic-district_Hudson-FL.html
Several families settled here in 1886, establishing the community now known as Aripeka. It was named for the Aripeka Saw Mills Corporation which had adopted the name of an early 19th century Seminole leader. Originally located in Hernando County, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19OB_west-elfers-cemetery_New-Port-Richey-FL.html
As part of the Baillie Settlement, a congregation of Methodists and Baptists established a Union Church and cemetery on this site, ca. 1876. In March 1877, the church conducted the first burial with the interment of Peter K. Baillie, pioneer settl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19O6_the-baker-house_Holiday-FL.html
Samuel and Elizabeth Pinder Baker built this "Cracker" house in 1882. A sponge hooker of mariner lineage who owned land at Baillie's Bluff, he gave it a nautical touch as well as the traditional "Dog Trot" hall through the center. Vertical wall pl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19O0_old-elfers-school_New-Port-Richey-FL.html
Built 1914 of limerock white brick faced with red clay brick, this oldest two-story building of such construction in western Pasco County has served generations of school children and was used for many area activities before its renovation in 1979…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19NZ_our-lady-queen-of-peace-catholic-church_New-Port-Richey-FL.html
Formerly located on Washington Street, this first permanent home for the parish was dedicated on March 9, 1919, although Mass had been celebrated since 1913 in temporary locations by priests from Saint Leo Abbey. Father Felix Ullrich, OSB, was it'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19NH_sims-park_New-Port-Richey-FL.html
Originally named Enchantment Park, it was renamed December 16, 1924, to honor George R Sims, early developer of New Port Richey and donor of the park and clubhouse. His wife, Marjorie, was the first Chasco Fiesta queen. The Civic Club, organized i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19NG_pine-hill-cemetery_Port-Richey-FL.html
This burial ground was established in 1916 by ladies of the New Port Richey Civic Club in a 2.2 acre site donated by George R. Sims. The first interment was that of Clifford E. Freels in 1917. On September 26, 1917, the Pine Hill Cemetery Asso…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19NF_oelsner-mound_Port-Richey-FL.html
This Indian mound is all that remains of a late Weeden Island period community, probably settled about A.D. 1000 and inhabited for several hundred years. Excavations conducted in 1879 by S.T. Walker for the Smithsonian Institution indicated this w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19NE_vereen-methodist-episcopal-church-school-and-cemetery_Hudson-FL.html
A church and cemetery were established here in the 1880s. Stephen P. Douglas, who died in 1889, is the earliest marked burial. In 1890, Abraham and Susanna Bellamy donated the land to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in memory of her parents…
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