Main Street Merchants in Sarasota in Sarasota County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Memorial Flag Pole - Chaplain J.D. Hamel Park
Photographed by Dave W, March 18, 2023
1. Memorial Flag Pole - Chaplain J.D. Hamel Park Marker
In honor of Reverend Hamel's service to his country during World War II, for his 36 years of outstanding community service, and having served as Chaplain to the Fire and Police Departments.
Dedicated this 11th day of November 1996.
Mayor
Mollie C. Cardamone
Vice Mayor, Gene M. Pillot Commissioner Jerome Dupree
Commissioner David E. Merrill Commissioner Nora Patterson
City Manager
David R. Sollenberger
Erected 1996 by City of Sarasota.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 27° 20.055′ N, 82° 32.646′ W. Memorial is in Sarasota, Florida, in Sarasota County. It is in Main Street Merchants. It is on Bayfront Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 199 Bayfront Dr, Sarasota FL 34236, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Gulf Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. 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: Sarasota War Memorial / The Doughboy (a few steps from this marker); Landing of the Scots (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Unconditional Surrender (about 400 feet away); American National Bank (about 400 feet away); Historic Palm Tower (about 500 feet away); Sarasota's Bayfront
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Photographed by Dave W, March 18, 2023
2. Memorial Flag Pole - Chaplain J.D. Hamel Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 333 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
