Lake Wales in Polk County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lake Wales Depot
Photographed by Dave W, March 12, 2023
1. Lake Wales Depot Marker
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Erected 1990 by United States Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 27° 53.895′ N, 81° 35.077′ W. Marker is in Lake Wales, Florida, in Polk County. It can be reached from the intersection of South Scenic Highway (Florida Route 17) and East Bullard Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 325 S Scenic Hwy, Lake Wales FL 33853, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cannon from the USS Constitution (within shouting distance of this marker); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crystal Lake / Allen Carleton Nydegger (approx. 0.4 miles away); E.C. Stuart Park / The Historic Corridor (approx. 0.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Church of the Holy Spirit (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Mountain Lake Sanctuary (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Railroad in Dundee History (approx. 8.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Wales.
Another marker
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Also see . . .
1. National Register Application/Approval.
Florida MPS Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot(Submitted on March 21, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)
2. Lake Wales History Museum. (Submitted on March 23, 2023.)
Photographed by Dave W, March 12, 2023
2. Lake Wales Depot Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
