Fort Myers in Lee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
National Society Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America
Inscription.
Side A
Miss Eugenia Washington, great grandniece of President George Washington, was one of 3 Founders of National Society Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, June 7, 1898; Washington, D.C. in the year of the Spanish American War. On June 11, 1979, Fort Myers, FL, the Florida Royal Palm Chapter. NSDFPA was organized with patriotism, education and preservation of early American history as Society objectives by descendants of founders who came to America prior to May 14, 1687.
Side B
Florida Royal Palm Chapter, NSDFPA
Organizing President, Gwynne Bennett Lawrence
Organized June 11, 1979, Fort Myers, Florida
Organizing Members
Lucille Miller Bennett
Adelaide Linton Carter
Nancy Alderman Dean
Regina D'Arcy Majewski
Helen Balch Salot
Bernice Sheffield Bennett Turner
Charter Members
Jane Powers Freshwater
Jane Elizabeth Grunwell
Vivian Smith Hinckley
Betty Bennett Jones
Barbara Balch Mann
Eugenia Avant McJunkin
Marion DeKay Papenhagen
Carol Patten Thompson
Jane Gerald Hines Vesper
Virginia Powell Ward
Erected 2008 by Florida Royal Palm Chapter, NSDFPA.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is May 14, 1687.
Location. 26° 38.431′ N, 81° 51.972′ W. Marker is in Fort Myers, Florida, in Lee County. It can be reached from Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard. Located in Bennet-Hart Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2330 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Fort Myers FL 33901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast. 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: First Street, Fort Myers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Myers (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Attack on Fort Myers
(approx. 0.4 miles away); Morgan Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Historic Riverfront (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pleasure Pier (approx. half a mile away); Uncommon Friends (approx. half a mile away); Buckingham and Page Army Air Fields (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Myers.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Robert E. Lee (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 944 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 11, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.



