Lake Placid in Highlands County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lastinger Memorial Park
Photographed by Sean C Bath, November 12, 2022
1. Lastinger Memorial Park Marker
Joshua B. & Louisa G. Lastinger
1847-1931 · 1848-1931
First homesteader and citrus grower on Lake Stearns, 1890
Dedicated August 29, 1987
Erected 1987.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 27° 17.878′ N, 81° 22.047′ W. Marker is in Lake Placid, Florida, in Highlands County. It is on East Park Street west of Service Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 E Park St, Lake Placid FL 33852, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1927 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot (a few steps from this marker); The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated to Lake Placid Area Veterans of World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of the Challenger Astronauts (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Applying Science to Conservation Action (approx. 8 miles away); Building on the Legacy of Richard Archbold (approx. 8 miles away); Establishing Archbold Biological Station
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Photographed by David Frazee, September 23, 2023
2. Lastinger Memorial Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2023, by Sean C Bath of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 17, 2023, by Sean C Bath of Silver Spring, Maryland. 2. submitted on September 23, 2023, by David Frazee of Morristown, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
