Palmetto in Manatee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s Marker
Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories for liberty, human dignity, and the ideals of democracy.
We remember, with profound gratitude, those who suffered captivity and those whose fate remains unknown.
We honor and pay tribute to those valiant families of our servicemen and women who remain missing – families who have had to suffer not only the absence of their loved ones, but also the certainty of their fate.
We the citizens of Florida
commit that
“You Shall Not Be Forgotten”
Erected by State of Florida.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 27° 35.09′ N, 82° 36.893′ W. Memorial is in Palmetto, Florida, in Manatee County. It can be reached from the intersection of I-275 (at milepost 7) and U.S. Highway 19. The marker is located in Terra Ceia within the Sunshine Skyway Bridge South Rest Area, second floor. Touch for map. Memorial
this page online
Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Gulf Coast and on 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Realizing a Dream (within shouting distance of this marker); Danger Approaches (within shouting distance of this marker); Guerrero Home Site (approx. 1.7 miles away); Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site (approx. 1.9 miles away); Terra Ceia School/Village Improvement Association Hall (approx. 2.2 miles away); Atzeroth Home Site (approx. 2.3 miles away); Franklin C. Armstrong (approx. 2.6 miles away); Temple Mound at Emerson Point (approx. 3.7 miles away).
Also see . . . CHAPTER 2000-329 Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 1018.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s Marker
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
3. Sunshine Skyway Bridge Dedication Plaque
The structure replaces twin spans
designated by the Florida Legislature in
honor of William E. Dean, former Bridge
Engineer with the State Road Department
The Florida Department of Transportation
Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 9, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
