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

Inscription. 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. It 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.

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,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Old Fort Dade (approx. 0.3 miles away); Church Street Historic District (approx. 0.9 miles away); As Good as Gold

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Wallace Estill Embry (1846-1911) and Minerva Caroline “Sallie” Cooper Embry (1857-1950) (approx. one mile away); Charles Floyd Touchan, Sr. (1883-1957) and Ruth Embry “Miss Polly” Touchan (1887-1986) (approx. one mile away); Touchton Park (approx. one mile away); Charles Floyd Touchton, Jr. (1911-1988) and Thelma Hannon Touchton (1911-1988) (approx. one mile away); Dade City Woman’s Club (approx. one mile 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.)

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 9, 2019

2. Christmas Day, 1835 Marker

Pasco Comprehensive High School stadium in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,086 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.