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Palmetto in Manatee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

The Palmetto Armory

 
 
The Palmetto Armory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 25, 2020
1. The Palmetto Armory Marker
Inscription.
The Palmetto Armory
has been listed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior
October 2012

 
Erected 2012 by United States Department of the Interior.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
 
Location. 27° 30.994′ N, 82° 34.441′ W. Marker is in Palmetto, Florida, in Manatee County. It is at the intersection of 6th Street West and 9th Avenue West, on the right when traveling west on 6th Street West. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 810 6th St W, Palmetto FL 34221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast and on Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. 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: Woman’s Club of Palmetto (within shouting distance of this marker); Palmetto's Schools (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory Of All Veterans (about 600 feet away); Cypress House Military Museum (about 600 feet away); Heritage Chapel (about 700 feet away); 1914 Carnegie Library (about 700 feet away); T.P. Winter Building (about 700 feet away); Heritage Station Post Office 1880 (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmetto.
 
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The Palmetto Armory was placed on the National Register on October 17, 2012 #12000865
 
The Palmetto Armory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 25, 2020
2. The Palmetto Armory Marker
Old Armory Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 25, 2020
3. Old Armory Building
Palmetto VFW image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 25, 2020
4. Palmetto VFW
Old Army Building now occupied by the VFW Post 2488
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 615 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 19, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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