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

Gilchrist County

Florida World War II Memorial

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022

1. Gilchrist County Marker

Inscription.
Gilchrist County
To all who served, fought and died during World War II
1941 - 1945
We will never forget.

Gilchrist Florida’s youngest county, established in 1926, has
always answered the call of freedom and honored those
who served.

We salute you for your gallantry, sacrifice and nobility of
purpose.

These words are etched in our hearts as America continues
to answer the call for freedom for all mankind.

The torch you so brightly tendered will pass to grateful
hearts that vow to uphold the noble example you
have dedicated to posterity.

In God We Trust

Erected 2005 by The State of Florida.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 30° 26.271′ N, 84° 17.068′ 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 32399, 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

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of this marker: Franklin County (here, next to this marker); Gulf County (here, next to this marker); Escambia County (here, next to this marker); Hardee County (here, next to this marker); Dixie County (here, next to this marker); Hernando County (here, next to this marker); Columbia County (here, next to this marker); Hillsborough County (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallahassee.

Also see . . . State of Florida Veterans’ Memorials. (Submitted on November 15, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Gilchrist County Marker (left) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022

2. Gilchrist County Marker (left)

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 15, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 15, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.