Odet Philippe's Marker (us-florida)
Type: historic=memorial
Coordinates: 28.003092673474253, -82.66613993498801
Area: 2.90234375e-06 km²
OSM tags:
access: yes
description: AS THE FIRST EUROPEAN SETTLER IN PINELLAS COUNTY
HE ESTABLISHED ST. HELENA PLANTATION. NOW PHILIPPE PARK. PHILIPPE WAS THE FIRST TO CULTIVATE GRAPEFRUIT IN FLORIDA AND INTRODUCED CIGAR-MAKING TO TAMPA HIS DESCENDANTS POPULATED THIS FRONTIER HE WAS SAID...
historic: memorial
inscription: ODET PHILIPPE
BORN LYON FRANCE 1787
DIED AT THIS SITE 1869
material: stone
memorial: plaque
name: Odet Philippe's Marker
note: No human remains are actually buried as this site, but is designed to resemble a tomb. Local signage indicates this feature as "Odet Philippe's Marker" with the tombstone's inscription stating "died at this site" as his exact resting place remains unknown
wikipedia: en:Odet Philippe