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Milton in Santa Rosa County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Freedom Of The Press

Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Plaza

 
 
Freedom Of The Press Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 20, 2020
1. Freedom Of The Press Marker
Inscription.
“Our liberty depends upon the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.”
- Thomas Jefferson

Thank you veterans for for defending that right.
Santa Rosa Press Gazette (Est. 1908)
 
Erected by Santa Rosa Press Gazette.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsMilitary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson series list.
 
Location. 30° 37.373′ N, 87° 2.117′ W. Memorial is in Milton, Florida, in Santa Rosa County. It is on Willing Street 0.1 miles west of Caroline Street. The marker is located within the Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Plaza. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5191 Willing Street, Milton FL 32570, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pensacola and on the Florida Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state,
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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: Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Plaza (here, next to this marker); The War Of 1812 (a few steps from this marker); Combat Wounded Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Wall of Tears (a few steps from this marker); The War of Independence (a few steps from this marker); National Guard Of The United States (a few steps from this marker); Fallen, Not Forgotten (a few steps from this marker); Merchant Marine (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milton.
 
Also see . . .
1. Freedom of the press at Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 3, 2020, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)
2. Freedom of the press in the United States at Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 3, 2020, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)
 
Freedom Of The Press Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 20, 2020
2. Freedom Of The Press Marker
Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Plaza image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 20, 2020
3. Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Plaza
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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