Memorial for Austin C. Welch
who died attempting to save
Crystal E. Droz from drowning.
Bartow, Fl.
September 3, 2016
"Our hero, Our protector"
"I got this!"
Erected 2018 by Polk County Florida.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Heroes. A significant historical date for this entry is September 3, 2016.
Location. 27° 54.111′ N, 81° 48.993′ W. Marker is in Bartow, Florida, in Polk County. It can be reached from Highway 60, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bartow FL 33830, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Florida. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Academy High School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Carroll (approx. one mile away); Historic L. B. Brown House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Swearingen - Langford House (approx. 1.3 miles away); First Baptist Church of Bartow (approx. 1½ miles away); The City of Bartow (approx. 1.6 miles away); Old Polk County Courthouse (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of Fort Blount (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bartow.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Co E 7th Florida Inf Regt South Florida Bulldogs (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
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Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2018, by Curtis Droz of Bartow, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,067 times since then and 20 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 20, 2018, by Curtis Droz of Bartow, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
