Safety Harbor in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Odet Philippe
Born Lyon, France, 1787
| | Died at this Site 1869 | |
Photographed by Julie Szabo, May 12, 2008
1. Odet Phillipe Marker
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.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 28° 0.432′ N, 82° 40.7′ W. Marker is in Safety Harbor, Florida, in Pinellas County. It can be reached from N. Bayshore Drive. Near Safety Harbor Site Indian Mound. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Safety Harbor FL 34695, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast and on Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Philippe Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Safety Harbor Site (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tocobaga Temple Mound (about 600 feet away); Bahia Espiritu Santo Mission (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spanish Garrison-Mission at Philippe Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Espiritu Santo Church (approx. half a mile away); Safety Harbor Historical Site: Tucker Mansion (approx. 1.1 miles away); Safety Harbor Historical Event: Peace Treaty Between the Tocobaga and the Calusa (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Safety Harbor.
Also see . . . Philippe Park. (Submitted on November 18, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Additional commentary.
1. Who erected this marker?
I would like to know who erected this marker, and when was it erected?
— Submitted March 10, 2025, by Jennifer Husmann of Sarasota, Florida.
Additional keywords. Indian mound
Photographed by Julie Szabo, May 12, 2008
2. Odet Philippe Marker and gravesite
Photographed by Julie Szabo, May 12, 2008
3. Odet Philippe Marker up the hill from the road
Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 4,539 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
