Ocala in Marion County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

U.S.S. Monitor vs C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimack)

March 1862

— Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park —

U.S.S. Monitor vs C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimack) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

1. U.S.S. Monitor vs C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimack) Marker

Inscription.
U.S.S. Monitor
vs
C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimack)
March 1862

Casualties
U.S.A…..1
C.S.A…10

Sponsored by: Friends and Visitors to the Park

Erected by Friends and Visitors of the Park.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 29° 11.166′ N, 82° 6.047′ W. Memorial is in Ocala, Florida, in Marion County. It can be reached from East Fort King Street 0.1 miles E Silver Springs Blvd.. Marker located within the Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park’s Civil War Plaza. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2601 E Fort King St, Ocala FL 34471, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vicksburg (here, next to this marker); Petersburg (here, next to this marker); Atlanta (here, next to this marker); Gettysburg, PA (here, next to this marker); Dade Massacre (here, next to this marker); Seminole Wars (a few steps from this marker); Fort King (a few steps from this marker); Florida’s Past Flags (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocala.

Also see . . . Monitor vs Merrimack. (Submitted on May 17, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

2. U.S.S. Monitor vs C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimack) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.