Palm Harbor in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Mr. Hartley's Mules/Dunedin Temple Mound
Photographed by Joy Katzen-Guthrie
1. Mr. Hartley's Mules Marker
Mr. Hartley's Mules
Family stories and photos verify that two mules pulled a wagon, plows, and mowing equipment to aid the Hartley family in tending a citrus grove that existed here when this property was purchased from John S. Whitehurst. The mules sheltered in a corral and pole barn located 150 feet north of this signage. By 1914 Thomas Hartley decided to no longer pursue citrus farming. Instead he established a Ladder Factory to supply the needs of area grove owners. The Hartley mule team pulled Mr. Hartley's wagon to Tampa, and to other locations, for delivery of ladders, to get supplies, and to transport pine and cypress logs, from area forests, for use within the Ladder Factory.
Dunedin Temple Mound
A place of cultural significance that was destroyed and cannot be replaced
The "Dunedin Temple Mound" was located in the vicinity of the intersection of Alt. 19 and Curlew Road, 2 miles west of where you are reading this.
"Another temple mound once stood in Dunedin. ... It is the only one of the Tampa Bay temple mounds with a ramp facing southwest. The others faced either south or west. The mound was located
this page online
Source: Indian Mounds You Can Visit, 165 Aboriginal Sites on Florida's West Coast by I. Mac Perry, Great Outdoors Publishing, 1993, Page 223
Erected 2022 by Palm Harbor Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.
Location. 28° 2.95′ N, 82° 44.875′ W. Marker is in Palm Harbor, Florida, in Pinellas County. It can be reached from the intersection of Curlew Road (Florida Route 586) and Belcher Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker can be found near the wind phone at the Palm Harbor Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2043
Photographed by Quinton Spiaggi, July 26, 2024
2. Dunedin Temple Mound Marker
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: Wind Phone (here, next to this marker); Sacred Ground (a few steps from this marker); Thos. W. Hartley's Cypress Ladder Factory (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Ethnobotany (within shouting distance of this marker); Why is a Roseate Spoonbill on our Outdoor Signage? (within shouting distance of this marker); Heritage Roses (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hartley House / Palm Harbor Museum (within shouting distance of this marker).
Photographed by Terry Fortner, December 3, 2022
3. Dunedin Temple Mound Marker
Also see . . . Palm Harbor Museum. (Submitted on July 26, 2024.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2024, by Quinton Spiaggi of Palm Harbor, Florida. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2024, by Quinton Spiaggi of Palm Harbor, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
