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On this promontory, Count Odet Philippe, a native of Lyon, France, and a surgeon in the French Armed Forces under Napoleon Bonaparte, settled in 1842 after arriving in his sailing vessel The Ney. In this area he established St. Helena, his plantation, and there he became the first to adapt the grapefruit to Florida culture. Here he raised a large family, many of whose descendants now reside in Pinellas County. He pioneered in the development of this area and endowed this site with a history rich in colorful atmosphere. His remains are interred not far from this spot.
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