Near Palatka in Putnam County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cross Florida Barge Canal
Photographed by St. Petersburg Times (Tampa Bay Times)
1. Cross Florida Barge Canal Marker
Late 80s-early 90s
Erected 1965 by The Canal Authority of Florida, Design and Construction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District. Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-122.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #36 Lyndon B. Johnson series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 27, 1964.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 29° 31.655′ N, 81° 45.254′ W. Marker was near Palatka, Florida, in Putnam County. It was at the intersection of State Road 19 and Boys Ranch Road, on the right when traveling north on State Road 19. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Palatka FL 32177, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Florida’s First Coast. It was also in the American South. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 9 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Buckman Lock North / Buckman Lock South (approx. 2 miles away); Cross Florida Barge Canal Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Battle At Horse Landing
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More about this marker. When I was doing a historical marker inventory in Putnam County in 1991, I found the remnants of the post but no marker.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Additional commentary.
1. Barge Canal Marker
The Barge Canal sign was knocked down by a careless tractor and mower operator around 1996 or 1997. It used to lay on its back in the weeds/woods just off the mowed area when I worked at Rodeheaver Boys Ranch from 1997 to 1999. I have only actually saw once in person laying on its back and cannot say when or if the sign was removed or reinstalled.
— Submitted February 17, 2024, by Steven Councell of Jacksonville, Florida.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 635 times since then and 41 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 4, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
