Capitol Hill in Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Columbia County

Florida World War II Memorial

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022

1. Columbia County Marker

Inscription.
Columbia County Lake City proudly boasts participation in WW II through the
Naval Air Station which is located on the site of the Lake City Air Field.

NAS Lake City was commissioned in 1942. Navy and Marine pilots
trained to fly sorties in PV 1 Venturas and PV-3 Harpoons.

Over 2000 Marines, Sailors and Waves were stationed at the airfield.
In March of 1946 the airfield closed.

The Navy Brig which was used during WWII remains in use by
the Lake City Community College as a data processing center.

Erected 2005 by The State of Florida.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 30° 26.272′ N, 84° 17.067′ W. Memorial is in Tallahassee, Florida, in Leon County. It is in Capitol Hill. It is on South Bronough Street 0.1 miles south of West Pensacola Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker located in front of the R. A. Gray Building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 500 S Bronough Street, Tallahassee FL 62399, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Florida.

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 walking distance of this marker: Dixie County (here, next to this marker); Charlotte County (here, next to this marker); Clay County

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(here, next to this marker); Escambia County (here, next to this marker); Broward County (here, next to this marker); Franklin County (here, next to this marker); Gilchrist County (here, next to this marker); Bradford County (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallahassee.

Columbia County Marker (right) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022

2. Columbia County Marker (right)

Florida World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022

3. Florida World War II Memorial

Grateful State Pays Tribute to its Citizens image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022

4. Grateful State Pays Tribute to its Citizens

for their sacrifices at home and in harm’s way
to protect and defend the freedoms
we so deeply cherish.
The inscriptions displayed on the county markers
lining this walk detail the contributions
and sentiments of Florida’s 67 countries.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 529 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.