Palm Coast in Flagler County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
The First Responders
Elks Club Palm Coast # 2709
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2019
1. The First Responders Marker
423 First Responders made the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001. Due to exposure to toxic chemicals in the air during rescue and recovery efforts, an alarming number continue to die from their exposure that day and months that followed. The final death toll may never be known. They are credited with saving over 37,000 people that day.
Erected by Elks Club #2709.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, 2nd Iraq.
Location. 29° 33.96′ N, 81° 13.491′ W. Memorial is in Palm Coast, Florida, in Flagler County. It can be reached from Old Kings Rd N 0.2 miles north of Fleetwood Drive. Located at the Palm Coast Elks Club. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 53 Old Kings Road, Palm Coast FL 32137, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: September 11, 2001 (here, next to this marker); World Trade Center (here, next to this marker); Flight 93 (here, next to this marker); The Pentagon (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker);
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2019
2. The First Responders Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 324 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
