Harbordale in St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Settlement and Post Office

Photographed by AGS Media, December 8, 2011

1. First Settlement and Post Office Marker

Inscription. One fourth mile east from this point is the site of the first settlement in 1857 and the first Post Office in 1876 of St. Petersburg, then called Pinellas.

Erected 1937 by Princess Hirrihigua Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Postal Mail and Philately series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 27° 44.72′ N, 82° 38.309′ W. Marker is in St. Petersburg, Florida, in Pinellas County. It is in Harbordale. It is at the intersection of 4th Street South and Bayside Drive South, on the left when traveling south on 4th Street South. The marker sits on a grassy, triangular plot of land bordered by 4th Street South, Bayside Drive South, and Taylor Avenue South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2521 4th St S, Saint Petersburg FL 33705, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Miranda Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Almon Brown Strowger (approx. 1.1 miles away); St. Mary, Our Lady of Grace Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); World's First Regularly Scheduled Commercial Airline

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(approx. 1½ miles away); World Record (approx. 1.6 miles away); From Farmhouse To Schoolhouse (approx. 1.6 miles away); Early Housing (approx. 1.6 miles away); 9th Avenue South Corridor (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Petersburg.

More about this marker. The marker was made by the Lebanon Foundry Co. of Lebanon, NH, and is capped with the logo of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It sits along the western edge of St. Petersburg's Big Bayou neighborhood.

Photographed by AGS Media, December 8, 2011

2. First Settlement and Post Office Marker

The marker is approximately 1.8 miles south of downtown St. Petersburg, seen in the distance.

Photographed by AGS Media, December 8, 2011

3. First Settlement and Post Office Marker

The marker stands at the entrance to the Big Bayou Neighborhood of St. Petersburg.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,610 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.