Dade City in Pasco County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Whitehouse

Photographed By Julie Szabo, August 16, 2008

1. Whitehouse Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Whitehouse Road marks the south boundary of land settled about 1842 by James Gibbons under the Armed Occupation Act. The first Fort Dade Post Office was established there in 1845. In that year, Gibbons' widow, Mary, wed William Kendrick, Captain of the Fort Dade Militia. Their whitewashed, two-story split board home and trading post was the beginning of Dade City. At the end of the Seminole Wars, Sampson, a free Negro serving the Army as Indian Interpreter, fell in love with Rose, a Whitehouse slave, purchased her from Captain Kendrick, and married her. The location of the plantation cemetery is no longer known.

Erected 1982 by Pasco Board of County Commissioners and The Historical Preservation Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Landmarks • Military • Native Americans • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location. 28° 22.403′ N, 82° 11.363′ W. Marker is in Dade City, Florida

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, in Pasco County. Marker is at the intersection of Lakeland Road (U.S. 98) and 301 (U.S. 301), on the left when traveling north on Lakeland Road. In the "Y" intersection where US 301 and US 98 split to go southwest and southeast. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dade City FL 33523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jones' Nursing Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dade City Grammar School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dade City Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of World War II Prisoner of War Camp (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Mary's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pasco County World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dade City.

Whitehouse Marker, looking north image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Julie Szabo, August 16, 2008

2. Whitehouse Marker, looking north

Whitehouse Marker, looking south image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Julie Szabo, August 16, 2008

3. Whitehouse Marker, looking south

Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 3,367 times since then and 110 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 19, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.