Ponce Inlet in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cuban Rafts

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017

1. Cuban Rafts Marker

Inscription. The raft to your left washed ashore in Volusia County in 1989. Clothing found onboard suggests that children were among those on the raft. The orange life vest was left behind by the Coast Guard to indicate that these refugees were rescued at sea. The raft on the right washed ashore in 1994. The 90-mile Florida Straits between Cuba and South Florida is treacherous, and the fate of the individuals aboard this raft is unknown.

Erected by Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse & Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Hispanic Americans • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 29° 4.879′ N, 80° 55.685′ W. Marker is in Ponce Inlet, Florida, in Volusia County. It can be reached from South Peninsula Drive 0.1 miles south of south of Ocean Way Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4931 South Peninsula Drive, Port Orange FL 32127, 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 walking distance of this marker: Cuban Refugee Rafts (a few steps from this marker); Mosquito Inlet (within shouting distance of this marker); Kitchen Gardens (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Assistant Keeper's Dwelling (within shouting

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distance of this marker); The Principal Keeper's Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Principal Keeper's Dwelling (within shouting distance of this marker); Gladys Meyer Davis Home (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kedge Anchor (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ponce Inlet.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017

2. Cuban Rafts Marker

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017

3. Cuban Rafts

Ponce de Leon Lighthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017

4. Ponce de Leon Lighthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 512 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on February 21, 2018, by T. Patton of Jefferson, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 29, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.