Dade City, Florida Dade City, Florida City of Dade City Location in Pasco County and the state of Florida Location in Pasco County and the state of Florida Dade City is a town/city in Pasco County, Florida, United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Pasco County. Dade City is positioned in the Tampa Bay Area.
Dade City is positioned at 28 21 42 N 82 11 36 W. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), of which 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (2.96%) is water.
The Druid Hills-Druid Oaks region of Dade City is served by a low power AM airways broadcast operating under Part 15 of FCC Rules.
In addition to Druid Hills Radio, Dade City is served by a improve FM station directed by Saint Leo University.
The newer town became known as Dade City.
The name became official when the name of the Hatton postal service was changed to Dade City on December 18, 1884.
Dade City was first incorporated in 1884 or 1885.
When Pasco County was formed from the southern section of Hernando County in 1887, Dade City became the governmental center of county of the new county, first temporarily and later permanently, by a prominent vote.
Embry had a strong desire to read, but at that time there was no enhance library in Dade City.
After Embry's death at the age of 28 due to tuberculosis, the library initially faltered, but was kept alive due to the accomplishments of active improve members and civic organizations such as the Dade City Woman's Club.
The Crescent Theatre was Dade City's principal theater from its opening in 1926 until it closed in 1950. It was positioned on the northeast corner of South 5th Street and Florida Avenue and the front facade/entry to the initial building is still in place.
Lawrence Puckett (1906-1985), mayor of Dade City from 1981-1983 and a member of the Dade City Commission from 1976 until his death in 1985, had his recollections presented by the Pasco County Centennial Committee.
They date from when he came to Dade City in 1925.
Puckett describes Dade City before and after the Florida territory boom as "a typical southern agriculture area, where the several well-to-do controlled the economy and the poor white folks and Negroes did the work for very small pay.
Puckett's recollections also reconstruct Dade City as it existed amid the Florida boom, with its various shops, streets, and buildings, most of which had changed decidedly by the time he was writing. For Dade City, Puckett estimated that the top cash making ventures were either real estate, company related to real estate, or the manufacturing of moonshine.
The boss of citizens and cash into Dade City had a profound effect on its culture: During World War II, a prisoner-of-war camp was situated in Dade City.
Dade City's downtown is known for its antique shops and restaurants.
It is also the locale for the Hugh Embry branch library which is a member of the Pasco County Library Cooperative.
Pasco County Public Transportation provides small-town bus service on routes #30 & #31 in Dade City. Dade City is mentioned as the home of Dexter's recently deceased biological father in the episode Father Knows Best (Dexter) of Showtime's fictional TV series Dexter Herrmann, The Historic Places of Pasco County, Pasco County Historical Preservation Committee, Pasco County, Florida Dade City, Fla.: Pasco County Centennial Committee.
"Dade City Downtown Sees Lots Of Changes".
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