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

Hardee County

Florida World War II Memorial

 
 
Hardee County Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022
1. Hardee County Marker
Inscription.
Hardee County
Veterans from Hardee County,
who at the call,
left all that was dear to them,
endured hardships, faced danger
and finally passed out of sight of man
by the path of duty and self-sacrifice
giving their lives that others might live in freedom.

 
Erected 2005 by The State of Florida.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 30° 26.27′ 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 of this marker: Gulf County (here, next to this marker); Hernando County (here, next to this marker); Gilchrist County (here, next to this marker); Hillsborough County (here, next to this marker); Franklin County (here, next to this marker); Indian River County (here, next to
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this marker); Jefferson County (here, next to this marker); Escambia 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.)
 
Hardee County Marker (right) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 13, 2022
2. Hardee 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 15, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 14 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.
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Jun. 27, 2026