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

Freedtown

Photographed By Diane Murphy

1. Freedtown Marker

Inscription. About a mile west of this location is the abandoned site of the Freedtown settlement, Pasco County's pioneer black community. It was established about 1869, by newly freed slaves, to the southwest of Lake Buddy.

Freedtown consisted of cabin homes, a congregation of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and a cemetery. The small community thrived until the Great Freeze of 1894-95, which decimated the agrarian economy of not only Freedtown, but also the other nearby lakefront communities of Pasadena and Earnestville.

Nothing remains today of Freedtown or its cemetery. Following the freeze, most of Freedtown's population migrated north and became residents of Dade City, where many united with the Mount Zion AME Church congregation.

Erected 2004 by Pasco Board of County Commissioners, Pasco County Historical Preservation Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 28° 17.953′ N, 82° 12.262′ W. Marker is in Dade City, Florida, in Pasco County. Marker is at the intersection of Fort King Road and Bozeman Road, on the right

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when traveling south on Fort King Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10148 Fort King Rd, Dade City FL 33525, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pasadena Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Prospect Community (approx. 2½ miles away); Christmas Day, 1835 (approx. 3.6 miles away); Site of Old Fort Dade (approx. 3.9 miles away); Enterprise United Methodist Church (approx. 4 miles away); As Good as Gold (approx. 4.1 miles away); Former St. Rita's Catholic Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Lake Jovita Club (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dade City.

Photographed By Diane Murphy, September 2023

2. Freedtown Marker

Photographed By Diane Murphy, September 2023

3. Freedtown Marker

Photographed By Diane Murphy, September 2023

4. Freedtown Marker

Photographed By Diane Murphy, September 2023

5. Freedtown Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2024, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. This page has been viewed 55 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 14, 2024, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.