St. Cloud in Osceola County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Four Firsts

St. Cloud Historic Murals

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 20, 2022

1. Four Firsts Marker

Inscription. #7-10. When the Union veterans first arrived in 1909 there were very few buildings. Everyone lived in tents. The first house was the home of GW. Penn and still stands at 1205 Massachusetts Avenue. First National Bank was Saint Cloud's first bank and opened in 1910. In 1890, S.L Luper, Sr., the superintendent of the sugar plantation, established the private Sunnyside School at what is now Maryland Avenue and Tenth Street. The first church was the First Presbyterian Church of Saint Cloud. The original structure was renovated in 1926, In 196B, it was razed and replaced by a new brick structure.
Artist: Juliana Davidson
St. Cloud Main Street

Erected by City of St. Cloud and St. Cloud Main Street Program (Marker Number 7-10.).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1989.

Location. 28° 14.851′ N, 81° 17.002′ W. Marker is in St. Cloud, Florida, in Osceola County. It is on New York Avenue 0.1 miles south of 10th Street when traveling south. This marker and its associated mural are included in the Historic Walking Tour of Downtown St. Cloud. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1121 New York Ave, Saint Cloud FL 34769, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando

and in Central Florida.

It is also 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 South.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hamilton Disston Purchases Four Million Acres (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Fire of 1917 (within shouting distance of this marker); First National Bank/St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Mule Stable (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hunter Arms Hotel (about 300 feet away); Grand Army of the Republic Building (about 400 feet away); Fisk Funeral Home (about 400 feet away); Hamilton Disston’s Sugarcane Mill (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Cloud.

Four Firsts Marker (Sunnyside School 1890) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 20, 2022

2. Four Firsts Marker (Sunnyside School 1890)

Home of G.W. Penn 1909 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, December 4, 2022

3. Home of G.W. Penn 1909

Presbyterian Church 1909 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, December 4, 2022

4. Presbyterian Church 1909

First National Bank of St. Cloud image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, December 4, 2022

5. First National Bank of St. Cloud

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 454 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 10, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.