Ponce de Leon in Holmes County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s
Inscription.
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform.
Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories for liberty, human dignity, and the ideals of democracy.
We remember, with profound gratitude, those who suffered captivity and those whose fate remains unknown.
We honor and pay tribute to those valiant families of our servicemen and women who remain missing – families who have had to suffer not only the absence of their loved ones, but also the certainty of their fate.
We the citizens of Florida commit that
“You Shall Not Be Forgotten”
Erected by Florida Department of Highways.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 30° 42.774′ N, 85° 55.806′ W. Memorial is in Ponce de Leon, Florida, in Holmes County. It can be reached from Sunrise Circle 0.3 miles south of I-10. The marker is located at the Visitor Rest Area on Exit 96. This rest area serves both east and west bound traffic on I-10. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1661 Sunrise Circle, Ponce de Leon FL 32455, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on the Florida Panhandle. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Knox Hill Academy (approx. 5.2 miles away); Euchee Valley Presbyterian Church And Cemetery (approx. 6 miles away); Hinson's Crossroads (approx. 6 miles away); Eucheeanna Community (approx. 8.4 miles away); Walton County Confederate Monument (approx. 10.8 miles away); Florida's First Confederate Monument (approx. 10.8 miles away); Dream Cottage (approx. 10.9 miles away); Pansy Cottage (approx. 10.9 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

