Punta Gorda in Charlotte County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
American Merchant Marine Veterans
Punta Gorda Veterans Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. American Merchant Marine Veterans Marker
Marine Veterans
Suncoast Chapter
Dedicated to the
six thousand eight hundred
and thirty-four
Merchant Seamen who lost their lives in World War II
Erected by American Merchant Marine Veterans Suncoast Chapter.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 26° 56.329′ N, 82° 2.966′ W. Memorial is in Punta Gorda, Florida, in Charlotte County. It can be reached from Harbor Walk Drive 0.1 miles north of Nesbit Street. The marker is located within Veterans Park at the entrance into Laishley Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 Harbor Walk Dr, Punta Gorda FL 33950, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U.S. Marine Corps Veterans (here, next to this marker); Prisoners of War/Missing in Action (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); 83rd Inf Division (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Veterans (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans of the American Revolution (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Punta Gorda.
Also see . . .
1. Punta Gorda Veterans Park. (Submitted on March 29, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Supplying Victory: The History of Merchant Marine in World War II. (Submitted on March 30, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 23, 2024
2. American Merchant Marine Veterans Marker (center)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
3. American Merchant Marine Veterans Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on March 30, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
