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

Philippe Park

By Julie Szabo, May 12, 2008

1. Philippe Park Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

On this promontory Count Odet Philippe, a native of Lyon, France, and surgeon in the French Armed Forces under Napoleon Bonaparte settled in 1842, arriving at this point in his sailing vessel "The Ney." In this area he established St. Helena, his plantation, and upon it he was the first to adapt the grapefruit to Florida culture. Here he raised a large family, many descendants of which now reside in Pinellas County. He pioneered in the development of this area and endowed this site with a history rich in colorful atmosphere. His remains are interred not far from this spot.

Erected 1948 by Pinellas County Park Board.

Location. 28° 0.446′ N, 82° 40.686′ W. Marker is in Safety Harbor, Florida, in Pinellas County. Marker is on N. Bayshore Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Safety Harbor FL 34695, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Odet Philippe (within shouting distance of this marker); Safety Harbor Site (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bahia Espiritu Santo Mission

By Julie Szabo, May 12, 2008

2. Philippe Park Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away); Espiritu Santo Church (approx. half a mile away); Safety Harbor Historical Site: Tucker Mansion (approx. 1.1 miles away); Espiritu Santo Springs (approx. 1.3 miles away); “The Baranoff Oak” (approx. 1.3 miles away); Safety Harbor Historical Site: Safety Harbor Log Cabin (approx. 1.6 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 keywords. Indian mound

Categories. • Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Horticulture & Forestry • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers •

Philippe Park Main Entrance image. Click for full size.

By AGS Media, August 19, 2011

3. Philippe Park Main Entrance

Located off of Philippe Parkway

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Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2019. This page originally submitted on November 17, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,603 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. 3. submitted on August 30, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.