Lake Wales in Polk County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Dave W, March 12, 2023
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
Erected in memory and honor of American Veterans who have here found eternal peace.
Erected 1959 by Ladies Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars and Major J.M. Tillman Post No. 2420.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 27° 53.707′ N, 81° 36.074′ W. Memorial is in Lake Wales, Florida, in Polk County. It is on US Highway 27. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 19190 US Hwy 27, Lake Wales FL 33853, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cannon from the USS Constitution (approx. one mile away); Lake Wales Depot (approx. one mile away); Crystal Lake / Allen Carleton Nydegger (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); E.C. Stuart Park / The Historic Corridor (approx. 1.2 miles away); Church of the Holy Spirit (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Mountain Lake Sanctuary (approx. 3.4 miles away); Surveyor's Lake Schoolhouse (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Wales.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Old Indian Trails (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been permanently removed).
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Photographed by Dave W, March 12, 2023
2. Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 252 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
