Ponce Inlet in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gladys Meyer Davis Home

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse & Museum

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017

1. Gladys Meyer Davis Home Marker

Inscription. Decorated as it might have been in 1890, this is the First Assistant Keepers dwelling. The building is named for Mrs. Davis, a life-long resident of Ponce Inlet who was born in this building and is the daughter of the last Principal Keeper of the U.S. Lighthouse Service at the Light Station.

Erected by Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse and Museum.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels • Women. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 29° 4.835′ N, 80° 55.669′ W. Marker is in Ponce Inlet, Florida, in Volusia County. It can be reached from South Peninsula Drive 0.1 miles south of Ocean Way Drive. The marker is on the grounds of the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4931 South Peninsula Drive, Port Orange FL 32127, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the

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Eastern Seaboard. 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: Porch Restoration (a few steps from this marker); Principal Keeper's Dwelling (a few steps from this marker); Generator Building (a few steps from this marker); The Principal Keeper's Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Assistant Keeper's Dwelling (within shouting distance of this marker); Bronze Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); The Tramway (within shouting distance of this marker); Jesse Linzy (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ponce Inlet.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017

2. Gladys Meyer Davis Home Marker

Gladys Meyer Davis Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017

3. Gladys Meyer Davis Home

Ponce de Leon Lighthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 12, 2017

4. Ponce de Leon Lighthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 462 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on October 21, 2023, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 21, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.