Port Orange in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Emathla (King Philip)

1739-1839

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 1, 2022

1. Emathla (King Philip) Marker

Inscription. Emathla (1739-1839), also known as King Philip, was a respected Seminole leader of the Alachua region in the early 1800s. Known for his diplomacy, Emathla was firmly committed to keeping Seminoles in Florida and opposing President Andrew Jackson’s Indian removal policy. During the Second Seminole War, Emathla was a skilled strategist. He planned several victorious military campaigns alongside his son, Coacoochee (Wild Cat), and his brother-in-law, Chief Micanopy. In 1836, Emathla and Coacoochee led an attack on a sugar mill and plantations in this region. The following year, at almost 100 years of age, Emathla was captured by the U.S. Army while encamped near the ruins of Dunlawton Plantation. He was used as a pawn to lure Osceola and Coacoochee to meet under a flag of truce at Fort Marion, where they were betrayed and taken captive. Osceola remained imprisoned for the rest of his life, but Coacoochee escaped and continued to lead his people. Emathla died in 1839 as he was forced west to the Indian Territory on the “Trail of Tears.”
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American Revolution, and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-1105.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 29° 8.485′ N, 81° 0.359′ W. Marker is in Port Orange, Florida, in Volusia County. It can be reached from Old Sugar Mill Road 0.1 miles east of Herbert Street. Marker is located at the sugar mill ruins area of the park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 950 Old Sugar Mill Road, Port Orange FL 32129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South.

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

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 1, 2022

2. Emathla (King Philip) Marker

South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Spanish Mills and Bongoland (a few steps from this marker); Living on the Edge (a few steps from this marker); Dunlawton's Building Blocks (a few steps from this marker); Sugar Making (within shouting distance of this marker); Telling Dunlawton's Stories (within shouting distance of this marker); The Dunlawton Sugar Factory (within shouting distance of this marker); From the Boardwalk (within shouting distance of this marker); The Most Dangerous Chieftain (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Orange.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Oak (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Marker dedication and Emathla. (Submitted on December 8, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,623 times since then and 119 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.