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 (King Philip). 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.” , A Florida Heritage Site
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.”
A Florida Heritage Site
Erected 2020 by Sugar Mill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-1105.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans
Location. 29° 8.485′ N, 81° 0.359′ W. Marker is in Port Orange, Florida, in Volusia County. Marker 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.
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 299 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
