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

Christmas Day, 1835

Photographed By Tim Fillmon, July 9, 2019

1. Christmas Day, 1835 Marker

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On Christmas Day, 1835, Major Francis Langhorne Dade and his command of 111 men bivouacked near here by Fort King Road, which stretched 125 miles from Fort Brooke (Tampa) to Fort King (Ocala). Three days later, at a point about twenty miles north of their Christmas campsite, Major Dade and all but four of his men died in an ambush by Seminoles resisting removal to the West. This battle largely precipitated The Second Seminole War.

Erected 1971 by Pasco Comprehensive High School and Francis Dade Ladies' Auxiliary 4283 Veterans of Foreign Wars in cooperation with Department of State. (Marker Number F-186.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is December 25, 1835.

Location. 28° 21.05′ N, 82° 12.115′ W. Marker is in Dade City, Florida, in Pasco County. Marker is on Fort King Road just north of Grassy Hill Lane, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at the back entrance to the Pasco Comprehensive High School football stadium. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dade City FL 33525, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this

Photographed By Tim Fillmon, July 9, 2019

2. Christmas Day, 1835 Marker

Pasco Comprehensive High School stadium in the background

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marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of Old Fort Dade (approx. 0.3 miles away); Church Street Historic District (approx. 0.9 miles away); As Good as Gold (approx. 0.9 miles away); Former St. Rita's Catholic Church (approx. one mile away); Price Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); St. Mary's Episcopal Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pasco County (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pasco County Courthouse (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dade City.

Also see . . . The Seminole Wars. (Submitted on July 9, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

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