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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6QV_dade-city-cemetery_Dade-City-FL.html
Oak Grove Baptist Church and Cemetery were established here in the early 1870s by Rev. R. E. Bell. Church minutes of 1877 describe the location as "Oak Grove, Florida." By 1886 it was referred to as "Dade City Baptist Church." In the early 1890s t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6QQ_whitehouse_Dade-City-FL.html
Whitehouse Road marks the south boundary of land settled about 1842 by James Gibbons under the Armed Occupation Act. The first Fort Dade Post Office was established there in 1845. In that year, Gibbons' widow, Mary, wed William Kendrick, Captain o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2JA_mc-neil-homestead-1882_New-Port-Richey-FL.html
This plat of land (Section 6, Township 26S, Range 17E) was surveyed in January 1847 for the newly formed state of Florida by Deputy Surveyor George Watson. In 1851 the state government created the Internal Improvement Board to encourage settlement…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JZ_the-great-endurance-run_Zephyrhills-FL.html
On November 23-26, 1909, an automobile road race was held to promote the need for "good roads" in Florida. "The Great Endurance Run," as it was called, was sponsored by "The Tampa Daily Times" under the auspices of "The Tampa Automobile Club." The…
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