South Poinsettia in Sarasota in Sarasota County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dorothye Smith
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Dorothye Smith Plaque
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principal post segregation
Served Southside Elementary School
from 1972 til 1983
Erected by Sarasota County Schools.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.
Location. 27° 18.505′ N, 82° 31.916′ W. Marker is in Sarasota, Florida, in Sarasota County. It is in South Poinsettia. It is on Webber Street 0.1 miles west of South Tamiami Trail, on the right when traveling east. The Marker is attached to the entrance to the Southside Elementary School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1901 Webber St, Sarasota FL 34239, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cherokee Park (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sarasota's First Post Office (approx. Ό mile away); De Sota Park / Logan and Currin, Inc. (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named De Sota Park / Logan and Currin, Inc. (approx. half a mile away); San Remo Estates (approx. 0.6 miles away); Peter Crocker / St. John's/Crocker Memorial Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Wallendas (approx. 0.7 miles away); Avondale (approx. one mile away).
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1. Dorothye Smith. (Submitted on January 10, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Southside School. (Submitted on January 10, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Dorothye Smith Marker
courtesy Sarasota County Schools
3. Dorothye Smith
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
4. Southside Elementary School
Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 10, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
