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

Chipco Township

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 13, 2020

1. Chipco Township Marker

Inscription. The former town of Chipco was located here, less than six miles west of the former site of Fort Dade #2, built in 1849 during the Seminole War era. The town rose to prominence after the Civil War as an economic center. It was named in honor of Chief Chipco, a Seminole leader and uncle to Chief Tallahassee, whose band traded in the Tampa and Fort Dade area. Chief Chipco was an opponent of the Third Seminole War and later became known as a "friends of the white." The town of Chipco boasted a cotton gin and press, as well as grist and planing mills, built in 1874-75. In 1877, a frame schoolhouse was built, which doubled as a church on Sundays. There was a post office and a thriving general store that supplied goods to local farmers. In 1887, a station for the Orange Belt Railway was built and began operating as Chipco Train Station #21. The town likely declined due to multiple factors, The Great Freeze of 1895 killed many citrus groves, and the exhaustion of the virgin pine forests negativity impacted the area's lumber and turpentine industry. The Chipco school continued to operate until 1901. By 1909, the town had disappeared

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Erected 2019 by Drs. Karen & Eric Handel and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-1077.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 28° 23.871′ N, 82° 16.443′ W. Marker is in Blanton, Florida, in Pasco County. It is on Jessamine Road 1½ miles south of Blanton Road (County Route 41), on the right when traveling west. Jessamine Road has many curves and this marker is in a pullout at one of these curves. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dade City FL 33523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the 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

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 13, 2020

2. Chipco Township Marker looking south at one of the curves on Jessamine Road.

Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sacred Heart Catholic Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); St. Joseph Community (approx. 1.6 miles away); Blanton Methodist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Mount Zion Methodist Church and Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); Townsend House Church & Cemetery (approx. 3.4 miles away); San Antonio Railroad Depot (approx. 3.8 miles away); Lake Jovita Club (approx. 4.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Chipco Township Marker looking west. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 13, 2020

3. Chipco Township Marker looking west.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,185 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 21, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.