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

The Bradley Massacre

Photographed by Fr. Len Plazewski, November 8, 2010

1. The Bradley Massacre Marker

Inscription. Near this spot, on May 14, 1856, a Seminole war party attacked the home of an early settler Capt. Robert Duke Bradley of the Florida Foot Volunteers. Two of the Bradley children were killed before the Indians withdrew. This was the last such attack on a settler’s homestead east of the Mississippi.

Erected 1979 by Pasco Board of County Commissioners and the Historical Preservation Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1842.

Location. 28° 21.632′ N, 82° 21.479′ W. Marker is in Darby, Florida, in Pasco County. It is on Bellamy Brothers Boulevard (County Road 581) south of Darby Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dade City FL 33525, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Joseph Community (approx. 4.7 miles away); San Antonio Railroad Depot (approx. 5.2 miles away); Townsend House Church & Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.4 miles away); City of San Antonio, Florida (approx. 5½ miles

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away); Joseph J. "Joe" Herrmann 1912-2002/Edward J. "Eddie" Herrmann 1936-2017 (approx. 5½ miles away); Holton Cemetery (approx. 5½ miles away); St. Anthony of Padua Church (approx. 5½ miles away).

Also see . . . The Bradley Massacre. Information on the marker, a link to the previous marker that this one replaced, and articles detailing the incident. (Submitted on November 12, 2010.)

Photographed by Fr. Len Plazewski, November 8, 2010

2. The Bradley Massacre Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2010, by Fr. Len Plazewski of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 6,144 times since then and 169 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2010, by Fr. Len Plazewski of Tampa, Florida. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.