New Port Richey in Pasco County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Seven Springs

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 21, 2013

1. Seven Springs Marker

Inscription. Early residents of this area were Samuel H. Stevenson and his wife, Elizabeth, who believed in the therapeutic benefits of the mineral springs now known as Seven Springs. It became somewhat of a health resort after Stevenson created a pool by installing a well pipe and diverting water from a spring. The pool overflowed into the Anclote River, where a small bath house was built for guests and mineral water was given to anyone who wanted it. An old iron bridge with wood decking was nearby. A truck carrying molasses once fell through it.

The Seven Springs School, which was built on land owned by T.J. Witt, served local families from about 1913 to 1925. His widow later made the school into her residence and her son and daughter-in-law, Ed and Wille Maude Frierson, later lived in the building as well. Mrs. Frierson operated a small dairy after World War II. When the property was sold for development, the school building was moved in 1981 to Sims Park in New Port Richey and became the West Pasco Historical Museum.

This former pioneer settlement and early resort area is part of what is now Seven Springs Golf and Country

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Club and the Trinity Community.

Erected 2008 by The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners and The Pasco County Historical Preservation Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 28° 12.7′ N, 82° 39.949′ W. Marker is in New Port Richey, Florida, in Pasco County. It is at the intersection of Golfview Drive and Little Road, in the median on Golfview Drive. Located at entrance to gated community of Seven Springs. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Port Richey FL 34655, 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

Photographed by Dave W, February 18, 2023

2. Seven Springs Marker

least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elfers (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Baker House (approx. 3.3 miles away); Old Elfers School (approx. 3.3 miles away); Mc Neil Homestead 1882 (approx. 3.4 miles away); Pasco County Centennial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Pasco County Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Meighan Theatre (approx. 4.2 miles away); West Pasco County War Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Port Richey.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,576 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 14, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 2. submitted on February 27, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.