Plant City in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Freedom Rising Monument

Veterans’ Memorial Monument Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 24, 2023

1. Freedom Rising Monument Marker

Inscription.
Freedom Rising
Artist: Duane Scott
In honor of the men and women who are
Veterans of the Armed Forces of the
United States of America
Who have served, fought, and died
since the birth of our Nation
Presented by the
Plant City Armed Forces
Memorials Foundation, Inc.
with the support of the City of Plant City
and Dedicated on
July 1, 2010

B.M. “Mac” Smith, Jr., President • Joseph Sedita, Treasurer/Secretary • Jennifer E. Closshey, Director • Edward M. Verner, Director

Committee Members
Cassandra Banning • George Banning • De. Hal Brewer • Robyn Bryant • 1st Lt. la Bryant • William Carr • James Davis • Doug Diggers • Col. Rich Glorioso • Gil Gott • Kelleigh Klein • Rick Lott • Sherrie Mueller • Willie Nabong • Marsha Passmore • Sally Knight Raburn • Liesta Sykes • Dean Snyder • David Sollenberger • Darcy Stottlemyer • Kelly Tharrington • Capt. Phil Waldron • Dodie White

Project Contractor:
Showalter Construction LLC

Erected 2010.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location.

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28° 1.197′ N, 82° 7.561′ W. Monument is in Plant City, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is at the intersection of N. Wheeler Street and W. Damon Street, on the right when traveling north on N. Wheeler Street. Marker located within the Veterans Memorial Monument Park, at Courier Field. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 703 N Wheeler Street, Plant City FL 33563, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is on Florida’s Tampa Bay.

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: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans’ Memorial Monument Park (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert E. “Roy” Parke (within shouting distance of this marker); Marine PFC Edward L. Wise (within shouting distance of this marker); Plant City High School (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 0.3 miles away); Town of Plant City (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plant City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cow Cavalry (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . .
1. Veterans Memorial Monument Park. (Submitted on August 24, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Courier Field and Veterans Monument.

Freedom Rising Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 24, 2023

2. Freedom Rising Monument

(Submitted on August 24, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 24, 2023

3. Freedom Rising Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 324 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.