Crescent City in Putnam County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Florida's First Bicentennial Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 1, 2017
1. Florida's First Bicentennial Park Marker
in honor of Thomas A. Dexter
Crescent City Commission
Bobby L. Wiltcher-Mayor
Commissioners
Jimmy Miller
Dudley Sargent
Jack Deacon
Jerry Ellis
Erected 1973 by Putnam County Action '76.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events.
Location. 29° 26.07′ N, 81° 30.818′ W. Marker is in Crescent City, Florida, in Putnam County. It is on Grand Rondo East 0.1 miles south of Palmetto Ave, on the left when traveling north. Located in the Thomas A. Dexter Bicentennial Park along the shore of Stella Lake. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crescent City FL 32112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Asa Philip Randolph (approx. 0.2 miles away); Church of the Holy Comforter, 1878 (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Battle of Braddocks Farm (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Mount Royal Site (approx. 8.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Mount Royal Site (approx. 8½ miles away); Mount Royal (approx. 8½ miles away); Alice Scott Abbott
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 1, 2017
2. Florida's First Bicentennial Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 763 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
