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Winter Haven War Memorial

 
 
Winter Haven War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, February 13, 2023
1. Winter Haven War Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated in honor and memory of those who served this country during times of armed conflict.
 
Erected 1975 by Frierson-Nichols Post No. 8 of The American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 28° 2.069′ N, 81° 43.812′ W. Memorial is in Winter Haven, Florida, in Polk County. It is on Avenue M Northwest east of Avenue L Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 Ave M NW, Winter Haven FL 33881, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); First Missionary Baptist Church of Winter Haven (approx. half a mile away); Winter Haven (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gram Parsons Derry Down (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Publix Store 1930 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Florence Villa Training School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ritz Theater (approx. 0.9 miles away); 1940 Publix Super Market (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winter Haven.
 
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Winter Haven War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, February 13, 2023
2. Winter Haven War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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