Safety Harbor Site

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Safety Harbor Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
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Location	Safety Harbor, Florida
Coordinates	28°00′32″N 82°40′39″W / 28.00889°N 82.67750°W / 28.00889; -82.67750Coordinates: 28°00′32″N 82°40′39″W / 28.00889°N 82.67750°W / 28.00889; -82.67750
NRHP Reference #	66000270^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHL	July 19, 1964^[2]

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The Safety Harbor Site is an archaeological site in Safety Harbor, Florida, United States, located in Philippe Park at 2525 Philippe Parkway.^[3] It is the largest remaining mound in the Tampa Bay area, and is believed to have been the "capital city" of the Tocobaga.^[4] It is the type site for the Safety Harbor culture.^[5] In 1964 it was declared a National Historic Landmark.^[2] After the U.S. National Register of Historic Places program was created in 1966, the site was added to it the same year. It is sometimes referred to as the "Indian Mound."

The site consists of the large 20-foot (6.1 m)-high temple mound, one smaller burial mound and two shell middens. The site is open to visitors during the daylight hours. In addition to the mounds, the site holds walking paths, picnic areas, a boat ramp, fishing, and scenic views.^[6]

References

↑ "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Pinellas County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-09-22.
1 2 Safety Harbor Site at National Historic Landmarks Program
↑ "Pinellas County, Florida, Park and Conservation Resources - Philippe Park". www.pinellascounty.org. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
↑ The sacred hill of Philippi Park
↑ Milanich, Jerald T. (1994). Archaeology of Precolumbian Florida (Paperback ed.). Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida. p. 389. ISBN 0-8130-1273-2.
↑ Safety Harbor Mounds and Philippi Park

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