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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pinellas County

 
Clickable Map of Pinellas County, Florida and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Pinellas County, FL (226) Hillsborough County, FL (486) Pasco County, FL (106)  PinellasCounty(226) Pinellas County (226)  HillsboroughCounty(486) Hillsborough County (486)  PascoCounty(106) Pasco County (106)
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1 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Bay Pines — Battlefield Cross Memorial — Pinellas County War Veterans' Memorial Park —
Near Bay Pines Boulevard at 94th Street North, on the right when traveling east.
Lest They Be Forgotten Dedicated Memorial Day May 25, 2015 In memory of Pinellas County’s fallen killed in action during the Gulf War era Army SPC Brittany B. Gordon • Army CPL Frank R. Gross • Army SPC Arturo . . . — — Map (db m244412) WM
2 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Bay Pines — Combat Wounded Veterans — Pinellas County War Veterans’ Memorial Park —
Near Bay Pines Boulevard at 95th Street North, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to All Men and Women Wounded in All Our Wars My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country’s way to show they care. If I could be seen by all mankind maybe peace will come in my lifetime. . . . — — Map (db m244318) WM
3 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Bay Pines — Veterans Memorial Equatorial Sundial — Pinellas County War Veterans’ Memorial Park —
Near Bay Pines Boulevard at 95th Street North, on the right when traveling east.
Time will not dim the memory of a grateful nation for those who sacrificed so much to keep our country free. — — Map (db m244399) HM
4 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Bay Pines — War Veterans Memorial Park —
Near Bay Pines Blvd. 0.1 miles west of 95th Street North.
This public park is dedicated by the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners to the memory of all who have honorably served in the armed forces of the United States of America and to all residents and guests of this county for their wholesome . . . — — Map (db m244395) WM
5 ► Florida, Pinellas County, City of Madeira Beach — The 9/11 Memorial — City of Madeira Beach 9/11 Memorial —
Near Tom Stuart Causeway (Florida Route 666) 0.3 miles north of 150th Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
For the next seventy-seven minutes, America and the world held their breath in shock and terror as the most deadly foreign attack on American soil unfolded in front of our eyes. After the initial attacks, the North and South Towers collapsed only . . . — — Map (db m255570) WM
6 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater — F-879 — Clearwater Athletic Field —
On North Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue just south of Palmetto Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1922, the Brooklyn Dodgers agreed to hold their spring training in Clearwater with the provision that the city would create an appropriate venue. The city broke ground on the Clearwater Athletic Field in December 1922 following the City Council’s . . . — — Map (db m102723) HM
7 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater — F-318 — Clearwater Post Office —
On Cleveland Street west of Northeast Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
On October 9, 1933 Clearwater's first government post office building was dedicated on this site with Postmaster General James A. Farley officiating. The local postmaster at the time was Charles R. Lee. This Mediterranean-Revival style . . . — — Map (db m248667) HM
8 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater — Endangered —
On State Road 580 at McMullen-Booth Road (County Road 611), on the right when traveling west on State Road 580.
Gift of The Class of 1992 & Journalism Students       The artist created "Endangered" from "found objects" of recycled metal, mostly chrome bumpers.       Students are the hope of the future, the environment and its preservation. Paul . . . — — Map (db m4983) HM
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9 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater — First Public School — 1854 —
On Druid Road at Arcturas Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Druid Road.
Near this site was located the first public supported school within the present limits of the City of Clearwater. Known as the Taylor Schoolhouse, erected in 1854. The surnames of the pupils included Taylor, Turner, McMullen, Henderson, Johnson, . . . — — Map (db m67061) HM
10 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater — Fort Harrison —
On Druid Road South at Spottis Woode Lane, on the right when traveling south on Druid Road South.
Named in honor of President William Henry Harrison Ninth President of the United States Washington, D. C. Hon. Herbert j. Drane, March 18th, 1935 According to the records of the War Department of the United States, Fort . . . — — Map (db m214939) HM
11 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater — F-341 — Harbor Oaks Historic District —
On Bay Avenue at Druid Road West, in the median on Bay Avenue.
Harbor Oaks was Clearwater's first planned residential development. Dean Alvord, a major developer in New York state, opened Harbor Oaks in 1914. Bringing modern planning concepts to the Pinellas County area, the development offered innovative . . . — — Map (db m50506) HM
12 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater — F-1041 — Jack Russell Memorial Stadium —
On Seminole Street at Phillies Drive, on the right when traveling west on Seminole Street.
Jack Russell was a local businessman, city commissioner, chairman of the Clearwater baseball committee, and former major league baseball pitcher integral in the construction of a new stadium in the City of Clearwater. Russell advocated for the . . . — — Map (db m146966) HM
13 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater — Magnolia Drive Dock —
Near Magnolia Drive near Druid Road South, on the right when traveling west.
Originally built circa 1925, the Magnolia Drive Dock was a Harbor Oaks landmark for many years as a neighborhood gathering spot for picnics, weddings, fishing, block parties, and relaxing evenings watching the sunsets. After standing for 68 years it . . . — — Map (db m3253) HM
14 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater — F-1177 — North Greenwood African American Memorial Cemetery —
On Holt Avenue 0.1 miles south of Russell Street, on the left when traveling north.
Side 1 Acknowledging the needs of Clearwater’s growing Black community, the city commission created North Greenwood Cemetery, also known as the ‘Clearwater Colored Cemetery.” On January 2, 1940, the city adopted a resolution that established a . . . — — Map (db m212590) HM
15 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater — F-964 — South Ward School Site —
On South Fort Harrison Avenue just south of Turner Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1873, the first school under public administration in present-day Pinellas County was established in a log structure originally built for the Midway Baptist Church in the area of what is now the Clearwater Municipal Cemetery. In 1884, the school . . . — — Map (db m135325) HM
16 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater — F941 — The Old Pinellas County Courthouse —
On South Fort Harrison Avenue at Court Street (State Road 60), on the left when traveling north on South Fort Harrison Avenue.
Formed in 1912, Pinellas County quickly outgrew its original courthouse and in 1916 the Board of County Commissioners voted in favor of a $160,000 bond issue to finance the construction of a new courthouse and jail. Well-known architect Francis J. . . . — — Map (db m110672) HM
17 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater — The Seminole Bridge —
On Seminole Street near North Osceola Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The Seminole Bridge was the original link to Clearwater Beach. Completed in 1917, the wooden bridge opened up access to the beach and paved the way for its first development. The bridge terminated where the Palm Pavilion stands today. It became . . . — — Map (db m3252) HM
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18 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater — Veterans Memorial —
On North Hercules Avenue at Range Road, on the right when traveling north on North Hercules Avenue.
Dedicated To All Veterans — — Map (db m221125) WM
19 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater — F-1222 — Whispering Souls African American Cemetery — A Florida Heritage Site —
On South Drive east of Audrey Drive, on the right when traveling west.
When the first burial occurred here in the late 1800s, this land was owned by the McMullen family. It continued to be used as a Black cemetery after the Coachman family purchased the property in 1902. The Coachman family lost the land during the . . . — — Map (db m266919) HM
20 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Crystal Beach — F-1011 — Gulf Shore Park —
On South Gulf Drive at Maryland Avenue, on the right on South Gulf Drive.
Crystal Beach is one of the original communities in Pinellas County. The first settlers came to the area and began homesteading around 1850. In 1912, land developers Dr. J.D. Hanby and A.D. Powers of the Crystal Beach Development Co. platted the . . . — — Map (db m212397) HM
21 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Crystal Beach — F-963 — Gulf Shore Park —
On North Gulf Drive just north of Crystal Beach Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Crystal Beach is one of the original communities in Pinellas County. The first settlers came to the area and began homesteading around 1850. In 1912, land developers Dr. J.D. Hanby and A.D. Powers of the Crystal Beach Development Co. platted the . . . — — Map (db m120365) HM
22 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Crystal Beach — Site of the Blue Heron Hotel and Faith Mission —
On North Gulf Drive just south of Avery Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The Blue Heron Hotel was built in 1917. Reverend Fred C. and Cora Markerts established Faith Mission in Tampa as a children's home in 1923. In 1928, it moved to Crystal Beach and occupied the Blue Heron. Faith Mission grew to peak occupancy of 87 . . . — — Map (db m110446) HM
23 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — Caladesi Island —
Near Causeway Boulevard.
Ancient ceremonial and burial mounds on Caladesi Island are evidence of pre-European activity by countless generations of Native Americans. After the Spanish conquest of La Florida in the 1500s, the island was a site for seasonal encampments . . . — — Map (db m254798) HM
24 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — Dedicated to the Memory of Dr. Willis Stanley Blatchley — 1859 - 1940 —
On Bayshore Boulevard (U.S. 19) at Lee Street, on the right when traveling north on Bayshore Boulevard.
Distinguished naturalist from Indiana, who from his home across the highway devoted twenty-seven winters, between 1913 and 1940, to the highly skillful exploration of the world of nature around Dunedin and elsewhere in southern Florida, writing some . . . — — Map (db m4733) HM
25 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — Dr. Willis S. Blatchley House —
Near Lee Street at Broadway (State Road 595), on the right when traveling west.
Before you is the home built in 1915 by Dr. Willis Stanley Blatchley, one of the nation's most renowned naturalists. Dr. Blatchley made significant contributions to the fields of entomology, ornithology, geology, and botany. He authored 13 books and . . . — — Map (db m144150) HM
26 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — F-672 — Dunedin Isles Golf Club —
Near Palm Boulevard west of Ben Hogan Drive, on the right when traveling west.
At the peak of the 1920s “land boom,” Dunedin Isles Golf Club was built to attract new residents to the City of Dunedin. Scotsman Donald Ross, one of the world’s foremost golf course architects, visited the site and designed the golf . . . — — Map (db m67685) HM
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27 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — Dunedin's African-American Community —
Near Douglas Avenue 0.1 miles north of Lorraine Leland Street, on the left when traveling north.
Since the 1880’s, this neighborhood has hosted a vibrant African-American community. The residents, some descended from former slaves, migrated from other places and contributed greatly to the development and culture of Dunedin. The local churches . . . — — Map (db m152897) HM
28 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — F-978, 345 — Historic Andrews Memorial Chapel — American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site —
On San Mateo Drive at Buena Vista Drive, on the right when traveling north on San Mateo Drive.
Early Dunedin homesteader B. M. Brown and the Emerson family donated land for the construction of a church in 1876. Before it was built, John G. Andrews lost his brother William, who was killed while riding a horse during a violent storm. Andrews . . . — — Map (db m121848) HM
29 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — Oasis Park —
Near Bayshore Boulevard (Alternate U.S. 19) 0.2 miles north of Curlew Road (State Road 586), on the right when traveling north.
This Park contains an original Stage coach road known as Old road 37 This was once the main road that ran from Clearwater to Tarpon Springs and dates Back to the early 1920’s Please come explore the old road — — Map (db m70728) HM
30 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — Orange Belt Railway Station —
On Main Street east of Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In 1888, this site was the original location of the Orange Belt Railway Station. A newer station was built in 1900, but burned down. The present station was built in 1924, and used by the Atlantic Coast Railroad Company until the railroad was . . . — — Map (db m111888) HM
31 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — Purple Heart Memorial — Combat Wounded Veterans —
On Broadway (Alternate U.S. 19), on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the recipients of this nation’s oldest military decoration, "The Purple Heart" Military Order of the Purple Heart 1782 • 1932
My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country’s way to show . . . — — Map (db m13956) WM
32 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — Revolutionary War Patriots —
Near Main Street near Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation. 1775-1783 Presented by Caladesi Chapter Daughters of the . . . — — Map (db m256327) WM
33 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — The American's Creed / In Grateful Remembrance —
On Edgewater Drive (U.S. 19) south of Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
The American's Creed I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people, whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; a sovereign Nation of many . . . — — Map (db m50509) HM
34 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — The Dunedin LVT, Landing Vehicle Tracked —
On Douglas Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The LVT (amtrac) is an amphibious vehicle designed from Donald Roebling's Alligator for military operations on land and sea. 18,000 + were produced between 1941 and 1945. Originally built in Dunedin FL, LVTs played a significant role in our victory . . . — — Map (db m252330) HM WM
35 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — Training Area of the U.S. Marine Corps Amphibian Tractor (Alligator) —
On Bayshore Boulevard (U.S. Alt 19) at Palm Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Bayshore Boulevard.
In this area between Curlew and Cedar Creek along St. Joseph Sound during the month of August, 1941, the first Alligator, which was designed by Donald Roebling and built in Dunedin, was received and launched by elements of the U.S. Marine Corps . . . — — Map (db m120368) HM
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36 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — Veterans Memorial —
Near Marina Plaza at Victoria Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Dedicated to recall in the minds of all men those Americans who did not ask but who have repeatedly served under this country's flag to their fullest whenever the cause of freedom and democracy has been threatened anywhere in the world. — — Map (db m217229) WM
37 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — 49 — Votes For Women — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On Edgewater Drive (U.S. Alt 19) just south of Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
Elizabeth Skinner, Florida Equal Suffrage Assn. organized county women here in former library hall. Lobbied for suffrage in Tallahassee 1919. — — Map (db m174829) HM
38 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Gandy — F-37 — Gandy Bridge
On West Gandy Boulevard (U.S. 92) 2.1 miles east of San Fernando Drive NE, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Constructed as a toll bridge for auto and street car traffic by George S. Gandy, a pioneer West Coast developer, it was begun in 1922 and opened in 1924. The structure consisted of 3¼ miles of causeways and 2½ miles of bridge, and at its . . . — — Map (db m129358) HM
39 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Gulfport — Al Lang Memorial Stadium for Little League Baseball
On 58th Street South at 7th Avenue South, on the right when traveling north on 58th Street South. Reported missing.
In memory of Albert Fielding Lang “Uncle Al” Nov. 16, 1870-Feb. 27, 1960 Came to Florida in 1911 Mayor of St. Petersburg: 1916 to 1918-1918 to 1920 Founding President of St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Brought . . . — — Map (db m129659) HM
40 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Gulfport — Gulfport Casino —
On Shore Boulevard South at Beach Boulevard South, on the right when traveling east on Shore Boulevard South.
The U.S. Department of the Interior has listed the Gulfport Casino in the National Register of Historic Places. This is the third such Casino on this location. The first fell in the 1921 hurricane; the second came down in the early 1930s. Using . . . — — Map (db m135952) HM
41 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Gulfport — Osgood Point / Clam Bayou Nature Preserve —
On Miriam Street South 0.2 miles south of 29th Avenue South, on the left when traveling south.
This 8.8 acre peninsula was formed over time by deposits of material into the Clam Bayou estuary. During the days of early settlement, it was known as Seagrape Point, where families fished, gathered shells, and picked grapes. In the mid-20th . . . — — Map (db m244065) HM
42 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Gulfport — Rattlesnake Curve —
On 54th Street South at Tangerine Avenue South, on the left when traveling north on 54th Street South.
When in the early 1900s the St. Petersburg and Gulf Electric Railway Company planed their streetcar line to connect with the Gulf beaches, they first had to determine a termination point where boats could meet the trolleys to carry passengers across . . . — — Map (db m135936) HM
43 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Gulfport — F-511 — Stetson University College of Law — Florida's First Law School —
On 61st Street South at 13th Avenue South, on the left when traveling north on 61st Street South.
Built as the Hotel Rolyat in 1925, these Mediterranean Revival buildings originally were designed by Paul Reed of the Miami architectural firm of Kiehnel & Elliot for developer Jack Taylor. In 1929, after the collapse of the Florida land boom, the . . . — — Map (db m68134) HM
44 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Gulfport — Steven Jay Robin — April 10, 1946 - July 29, 2008 —
Near 54th Street South at Essex Avenue South, on the left when traveling south.
Gulfport was Steven Jay Robin’s adopted home. He loved his little city by the bay. Steve joined the Navy after graduating from H.B. Plant High School and was assigned to the USS Pueblo in 1967. On 23 January 1968 Steve Robin was wounded and taken . . . — — Map (db m217231) HM WM
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45 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Gulfport — Veterans Memorial —
Near 4th Street South at Esssex Avenue South, on the left when traveling south.
This park was dedicated by the City of Gulfport To All Veterans, Past and Present. (for God and Country) — — Map (db m217232) WM
46 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo — McMullen Log Cabin —
Near 125th Street North at Walsingham Road, on the right when traveling north.
Homestead of Captain James P. and Elizabeth Campbell McMullen Oldest log cabin in Pinellas County, Florida 1852 — — Map (db m151424) HM
47 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Beach Cottage — Built: Circa 1939 Moved: 1997 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
A Cottage Industry This simple dwelling, built a shell's throw from the Gulf of Mexico in the Lone Palm Beach subdivision, was part of a settlement that became Madeira Beach. It was typical of coastal cottages built during the 1930s. . . . — — Map (db m301157) HM
48 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Boyer Cottage — Built: 1878 - Moved: 1978 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
From Nassau to Spring Bayou Bahamian native Joshua Boyer, already a seasoned sailor, left for Key West before he was 20. He spent the 1870s earning a living from the sea along Florida's sparsely settled west coast. On a fishing trip in 1877, . . . — — Map (db m239040) HM
49 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Caboose — Manufactured 1967, Waycross, Georgia - Seaboard Coast Line Railroad — Moved: 1983 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
A Crews Quarters In the 1840s staff at the Auburn & Syracuse Line Railroad in New York came up with the idea for a caboose. The last car of a freight train, the caboose housed the crew and the conductor's office. The 5 member crew . . . — — Map (db m252331) HM
50 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Fire Engine — Manufactured 1917 — American La France Fire Engine Company, Inc. Elmira, New York —
Near 125th Street North near Walsingham Road.
Frances The American La France fire engine, nicknamed 'Frances', went into service at the Belleview Hotel in 1917. Imagine a hotel with its own fire truck! The self-sufficient hotel, one of the largest structures on the Pinellas Peninsula, . . . — — Map (db m237367) HM
51 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Gandy Bridge Tower — Built: 1924 Moved: 2017 —
Near 125th Street just north of Walsingham Road.
Speed from shore to shore The Gandy Bridge, revolutionized travel between Tampa and St. Petersburg. The bridge shortened the distance between the two cities from 43 miles to 10 miles. The Reduction in mileage improved travel and boosted St. . . . — — Map (db m254670) HM
52 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Greenwood House — Built: 1888 Moved: 1982 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
A Cottage with a Clear View of the Water This was one of the earliest structures to dot the bluffs along the remote landscape of Clear Water Harber when fewer than 20 families lived along the shoreline. This wood frame home originally only . . . — — Map (db m237337) HM
53 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — H.C. Smith Store — Built: 1915 Moved: 1988 —
Near 125th Street North north of Walsingham Road.
One Stop Shopping Between 1900 and 1920, St. Petersburg's population soared from 1,575 to more than 14,000. This store opened in the Mound Park neighborhood to serve blossoming nearby communities like Roser Park. Shoppers came to this small . . . — — Map (db m237370) HM
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54 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Harris School — Built: 1912 • Replica: 1987 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
Who Was Harris? William Harris and his wife, 'Mamie,' raised their 6 children in the rural Lealman area of the Pinellas Peninsula in the early 1900s. William, better known as 'Uncle Bill, farmed citrus and later worked in real estate and . . . — — Map (db m298024) HM
55 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — House of Seven Gables — Built: 1907 - Moved: 1976 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
A Queen Anne with a Royal View This impressive home rested on the bluff in downtown Clearwater near the Pinellas County Courthouse. From its wrap around porch, occupants enjoyed magnificent views of Clearwater Bay and the developing city. The . . . — — Map (db m238846) HM
56 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — In Grateful Remembrance —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
In Grateful Remembrance of the men and women of the United States Armed Forces who served their country with patriotic valor and courage during World War II Let Us Never Forget! Marker placed by the Florida State Society Daughters of . . . — — Map (db m239139) WM
57 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Lowe Barn — Built: 1911 Moved: 1976 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
Building a Bigger Barn Wesley and Mary Lowe farmed a variety of crops in the Anona region, a community that grew up around Wesley's father's homestead. As their family business grew, so did the need for a larger barn. By 1911 the family . . . — — Map (db m237347) HM
58 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Lowe House — Built: 1888 - Moved: 1991 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
A Full Life In 1888 Wesley Lowe supervised construction of this home built in Anona for his wife Mary, their children and his father, Captain John Thomas Lowe. The Lowes branched out from a shipping business to become farmers, raising a . . . — — Map (db m238178) HM
59 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — McMullen House — Built: 1868 Moved: 1992 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
Life in the Early Years Daniel and Margaret McMullen and their children built this home in 1868. They come to the Pinellas Peninsula in the early 1850s, following in the footsteps of Daniel's older brother James. During the Civil War years . . . — — Map (db m237390) HM
60 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — McMullen-Coachman Log Cabin — Built Circa: 1852 Moved: 1977 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
The Coachman Story Here Come the Coachmans In 1902 Soloman and Jessie Coachman purchased the McMullen homestead, including the cabin and about 240 ocres, for $8,100. They 'modernized' the house by adding glass to the open windows and . . . — — Map (db m236868) HM
61 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — McMullen-Coachman Log Cabin — Built: Circa 1852 - Moved: 1977 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
The McMullen Story Cotton, Cattle and Citrus James and Elizabeth McMullen built this 1 1/2 story log cabin near Alligator Creek, part of present day Clearwater. They raised livestock and farmed, growing a variety of crops including . . . — — Map (db m238203) HM
62 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Moore House — Built: 1879 Moved: 1981 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
More Than a Farm Home George Washington and Frances Moore left Kentucky in 1875 to follow his parents to the Pinellas Peninsula. They built this house next to his parents' plot of land -- just east of Stevenson Creek. George, a blacksmith and . . . — — Map (db m237086) HM
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63 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Outhouses — Built: Early 1930s Moved: 1982; 2004 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
Before Privacy Families with no indoor plumbing used unsanitary pits or cesspools to take care of business. These small wooden outhouses provided a marvelous modern convenience -- for the 1930s that is. Outhouses, or privies, were private . . . — — Map (db m236857) HM
64 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Pillars from Largo High School —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
Pillars from Largo High School 1927-1957 — — Map (db m239140) HM
65 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Plant-Sumner House — Built: Circa 1896 - Moved: 1976 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
An Unknown Beginning This building has a mysterious history. It is very similar in style to houses built by the railroad magnate Henry Plant. He built the luxury hotel, The Belleview, and some believe Plant's supervisors, either from the . . . — — Map (db m238256) HM
66 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Safety Harbor Church — Built: 1905 - Moved: 1977 —
Near 125th Street North at Walsingham Road, on the right when traveling north.
Methodist Congregation Originally this church building was in a central location in the growing community of Green Springs renamed Safety Harbor in 1917. Early church members included pioneer families of the upper Pinellas Peninsula, such . . . — — Map (db m238277) HM
67 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Safford Pavilion — Built: Circa 1892 Moved: 1982 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
A Long Rest and Short Relaxation This pavilion was an open shelter at a Tarpon Springs cemetery. In earlier times, rural settlers buried their dearly departed in unmarked gravesites near their homes, but when land changed hands, sometimes . . . — — Map (db m238596) HM
68 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Smokehouse — Original Built 1898 in Largo — Half-size Reconstruction Built 1998 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
A Cure for Meat Before grocery stores or reliable refrigeration, rural families preserved or 'cured' their meat or fish in smokehouses. While the meat was still fresh, they covered it with a salt based seasoning, about 6-8 pounds of salt . . . — — Map (db m236847) HM
69 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Sponge Warehouse — Built: 1930 - Moved: 2004 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
A Warehouse Near the Gulf Around 1930 Drosos Alahuzos opened a wholesale sponge business in this wood frame warehouse, part of his family's Philadelphia based business. After his death in 1955, another Philadelphia sponge dealer, George . . . — — Map (db m238194) HM
70 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Sugar Cane Mill — Manufactured by Chattanooga Flow Company — Patent Date: November 25, 1890 - #12 Improved "Old Red Mill" —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
Sweet Success Dizzy Business To extract juice from the sugar cane plant, workers fed stalks in between the two rollers and caught the crushed cane as it came out. The cane juice flowed from the grinder into a huge barrel. They rolled the . . . — — Map (db m236851) HM
71 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Sulphur Springs Depot — Built: 1924 - Moved: 1978 —
Near 125th Street North near Walsingham Road.
All Aboard! Before railroads came to Pinellas, settlers traveled by foot, buggy, or horseback or by boat. The state's first railroad ended at Cedar Key, nearly 100 miles north of the Pinellas Peninsula. In the 1880s, Russian immigrant Peter . . . — — Map (db m238669) HM
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72 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Union Academy — Built Circa: 1916 Moved: 2000 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
A Hand-Me Down School This building, probably built as a World War I barracks, was a portable classroom at the all white Tarpon Springs Elementary School for about 20 years. In 1942 school officials moved the building to the Union Academy . . . — — Map (db m237042) HM
73 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Walsingham House — Built: 1915 Moved: 1984 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
An Earlier Time Jesse Walsingham came to central Pinellas in the mid 1890s. The young man fell in love with Mary O'Quinn, a member of the McMullen and O'Quinn pioneer families. They exchanged vows and settled in the Largo area before . . . — — Map (db m237466) HM
74 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Largo, Ridgecrest — Williams Park Bandstand — Built: 1894 - Replica: 1981 —
Near 125th Street North just north of Walsingham Road.
A Wild City Park During the late 1880s, St. Petersburg was a sleepy pine scrub village driving to be cosmopolitan. Northerners relocation to this community, both permanent and seasonal residents, helped transform the aspiring town by . . . — — Map (db m239118) HM
75 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Madeira Beach — 9/11 Memorial — City of Madeira Beach 9/11 Memorial —
Near Tom Stuart Causeway 0.4 miles north of Guld Boulevard ( Route 699), on the left when traveling north.
Shanksville, PA • New York, NY • Washington , D.C. This memorial was dedicated September 11, 2014 to honor and remember the almost 3,000 innocent victims Murdered during the four terrorist attacks upon our country on September 11, 2001. . . . — — Map (db m256803) HM WM
76 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Madeira Beach — Heroes’ Garden — City of Madeira Beach —
Near Tom Stuart Causeway (Florida Route 666) 0.3 miles north of 150th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
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77 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Madeira Beach — The Wall of Life —
Near Tom Stuart Causeway (Route 666) 0.4 miles north of Gulf Boulevard ( Route 699), on the left when traveling north.
To the left and around the comer, there are 3,000 laser-cut holes in a wall of steel to honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks. Of the nearly 3,000 lives lost that day, 246 were victims on the doomed flights, 125 at the Pentagon and 2,606 in New . . . — — Map (db m256507) WM
78 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Madeira Beach — The Wall of Life —
Near Tom Stuart Causeway (Florida Route 666) 0.4 miles north of Gulf Boulevard ( Route 699), on the left when traveling north.
To the right and around the corner, there are 3,000 laser-cut, holes in a wall of steel to honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks. Of the nearly 3,000 lives lost that day, 246 were victims on the doomed flights, 125 at the Pentagon and 2,606 in New . . . — — Map (db m256513) WM
79 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Ozona — F-942 — Ozona Village Hall —
On Bay Street 0.1 miles west of Orange Street, on the left when traveling west.
In 1895, Dr. Susan K. Whitford and other local women founded the Ozona Ladies Improvement Society, which focused on community development initiatives. Early meetings were held in members' homes, and it was quickly decided that a permanent meeting . . . — — Map (db m110868) HM
80 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — Captain Dean Parks —
On Florida Avenue.
To honor our nation, the freedoms we cherish and the men and women who serve in protecting our freedoms In loving memory of Captain Dean Parks, who taught hundreds of local youth how to fish Re-establishment of flagpole, fall 2015 . . . — — Map (db m255504) WM
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81 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — Ethnobotany — The study of how people make use of native plants —
Near Curlew Road (Route 586) at Belcher Road, on the right when traveling west.
Our Living Landscape serves to broaden an appreciation of how native plant species play an important role in the social, cultural, and economic traditions of those who live on the landscape. Plants provide food, medicine, shelter, dyes, fibers, . . . — — Map (db m252339) HM
82 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — Grove House —
Near Curlew Road (Florida Route 586) at Belcher Road, on the right when traveling west.
This Gulf Style wood frame vernacular cottage is typical of architectural design for small homes built in our area during the first half of the 20th century. Originally constructed on Fisher Road near historic Curlew United Methodist . . . — — Map (db m252300) HM
83 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — Heritage Roses — Hybrid Rose. Undetermined species —
On Curlew Road at Belcher Road, on the right when traveling west on Curlew Road.
Roses were brought to area homesteads as fond reminders of friendship and family life in previous locations. These plants were nurtured for generations. The pink blooming rose specimen here has lived nestled against the Hartley House for many . . . — — Map (db m288547) HM
84 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — In Praise of Dogfennel —
Near Curlew Road (Florida Route 586) at Belcher Road, on the right when traveling west.
How did early inhabitants of Florida deal with mosquitoes and sand flies? A common practice, employed by native people, was the practice of creating an outdoor "smudge fire." Smudge in this use means "smoky." Across glowing coals of a . . . — — Map (db m252337) HM
85 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — Lois Oxnam — Raring Rancher —
Near Curlew Road at Belcher Road, on the right when traveling west.
Lois Oxnam was already an experienced ranch hand when she began working at Boot Ranch in 1953. At 4 ft. 11 in. and 87 lb, Lois had no problem wrestling scrub cattle, breaking horses and handling 2,200lb Brahman bulls; Al Boyd often referred to . . . — — Map (db m288548) HM
86 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — Mr. Hartley's Mules/Dunedin Temple Mound —
Near Curlew Road (Florida Route 586) at Belcher Road, on the right when traveling west.
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. . . . — — Map (db m252318) HM
87 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — F-1012 — Rheba Sutton White Chapel —
On Georgia Avenue east of 11th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Florida Methodist Conference College, now Florida Southern College, relocated its campus to present-day Palm Harbor in 1902 after purchasing the San Marino Hotel, located at Florida Avenue and Omaha Street. In 1904, the college built an . . . — — Map (db m132917) HM
88 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — Sacred Ground —
Near Curlew Road (Florida Route 586) at Belcher Road, on the right when traveling west.
For thousands of years previous to European conquest, untold generations of indigenous people capably thrived and adapted in environments we can hardly imagine. A matrilineal society, these "first people" skillfully utilized the rich . . . — — Map (db m252315) HM
89 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — F-1276 — The Hartley House / Palm Harbor Museum —
On Curlew Road (Florida Route 586) at Belcher Road, on the right when traveling west on Curlew Road.
(Side 1) The Hartley House In 1883, Walton and Louisa Whitehurst sold 80 acres of their land in Curlew to James Hartley. He and his wife, Frances, had recently moved from Danforth, Illinois with their son, Thomas. They later joined . . . — — Map (db m279986) HM
90 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — The Whitehurst Well Relic of Pioneer Times —
Near Curlew Road at Belcher Road, on the right when traveling west.
Cold, tasty water from this well provided water for drinking and household use for generations of people living on and visiting this land. This well was dug when John Sherrod Whitehurst (1856-1944), eldest son of Louisa Jane and Walton . . . — — Map (db m252310) HM
91 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — Thos. W. Hartley's Cypress Ladder Factory — 1914-1945 —
Near Curlew Road (Florida Route 586) at Belcher Road, on the right when traveling west.
Situated next to his home, in a simple open-air pole barn, Thomas Hartley operated a ladder factory. With the help of 2 or 3 workers Hartley produced between 400-1200 ladders per year. Hartley manufactured ladders for use throughout Florida, as well . . . — — Map (db m252306) HM
92 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — Veterans Memorial —
On Curlew Road at Belcher Road, on the right when traveling west on Curlew Road.
In Memory Of All Who Have Served God Bless America — — Map (db m280866) HM
93 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — Wall Springs Park History —
Near Desoto Boulevard at Brevard Street.
[panel 1: 1905] This reproduction of a postcard dated 1905 is one of the earliest pictures of Wall Springs. Purchased by Charles F. Wall from the State of Florida in 1876, Wall Springs soon became a popular recreation destination by the end . . . — — Map (db m166177) HM
94 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — Why is a Roseate Spoonbill on our Outdoor Signage? —
Near Curlew Road (Florida Route 586) at Belcher Road, on the right when traveling west.
Why is a Roseate Spoonbill on our Outdoor Signage? John Alexander Sutton, an early settler, donated land for a church and cemetery—provided he could name the church. In those days, flocks of birds nested in rookeries along the . . . — — Map (db m252329) HM
95 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Palm Harbor — Wind Phone —
On Curlew Road at Belcher Road on Curlew Road.
Flingkei Book Club Flingkei Book Club, the Pinellas County expansion of a book club founded in Japan in 1962 by Alden Matthews, is honored to provide the funding for this Wind Phone in tribute not only to him, but to four of our members . . . — — Map (db m252399) HM
96 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Pinellas Park — Pioneering Pinellas Park —
On 58th Street North at Park Boulevard North (State Road 694), on the right when traveling north on 58th Street North.
This area surrounding Pinellas Park's original train station has been a hub of activity since P.J. McDevitt arrived in 1909 to grow sugar cane. In 1912 one of Pinellas Park's pioneers, Walter Bender, built his home in the area now known as Davis . . . — — Map (db m68136) HM
97 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Redington Beach — Redington Beach Twin Towers Memorial at Friendship Park —
Near 164th Avenue at 2nd Street East, on the left when traveling east.
Dedicated September 6, 2008 Designed by Vladimir A. Hostomsky ~ Symbolism of the Sculpture ~ Two glass columns are representative of the World Trade Center towers Chips of broken glass signify the broken hearts of American . . . — — Map (db m256357) WM
98 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Ridgecrest — F-1127 — Dansville —
On Wilcox Road at Pine Street, on the right when traveling west on Wilcox Road.
This area was historically known as Dansville, named for one of its founding residents, Dan Henry. The twelfth of fifteen children, Henry moved here from Dawson, Georgia, with his brother Lloyd’s family in the early 1920s. At the time, citrus groves . . . — — Map (db m210585) HM
99 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Safety Harbor — “The Baranoff Oak” —
Near 2nd Avenue North.
This tree is reportedly the oldest living Live Oak Tree in Pinellas County and is estimated to be between 300 to 500 years old. This grand oak tree is registered with The Live Oak Society of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. — — Map (db m3244) HM
100 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Safety Harbor — Bahia Espiritu Santo Mission —
Near Phillipe Park Drive east of Philippe Parkway, on the left when traveling south.
   Menendez, Spanish Governor of Florida, after building fort at St. Augustine (1565) came to this site in 1567 and persuaded the Indian Chief Tocobago and his 1500 braves who lived here, to accept Christianity. Menendez erected a blockhouse for a . . . — — Map (db m46671) HM

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