Odet Philippe Marker

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Safety Harbor in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Odet Philippe
Born Lyon, France, 1787
— Died at this Site 1869 —

Odet Phillipe Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Julie Szabo, May 12, 2008

1. Odet Phillipe Marker

Inscription. As the first European
settler in Pinellas County
he established St. Helena
Plantation, now Philippe Park
Philippe was the first
to cultivate grapefruit
in Florida and introduced
cigar-making to Tampa
His descendants populated
this frontier. He was
said to be a doctor
and of noble birth.

Location. 28° 0.432′ N, 82° 40.7′ W. Marker is in Safety Harbor, Florida, in Pinellas County. Marker can be reached from N. Bayshore Drive. Click for map. Near Safety Harbor Site Indian Mound. Marker is in this post office area: Safety Harbor FL 34695, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Philippe Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Safety Harbor Site (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); Bahia Espiritu Santo Mission (approx. 0.2 miles away); Espiritu Santo Church (approx. half a mile away); Espiritu Santo Springs (approx. 1.3 miles away); “The Baranoff Oak” (approx. 1.3 miles away); Endangered (approx. 2.3 miles away); Purple Heart Memorial (approx. 6.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Safety Harbor.

Also see . . . Philippe Park. (Submitted on November 18, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

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Odet Philippe Marker and gravesite Photo, Click for full size

By Julie Szabo, May 12, 2008

2. Odet Philippe Marker and gravesite

Indian mound

Odet Philippe Marker up the hill from the road Photo, Click for full size

By Julie Szabo, May 12, 2008

3. Odet Philippe Marker up the hill from the road

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 17, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,748 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.