Panama City in Bay County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Swann House

c. 1942

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Swann House Marker

Inscription. Site of the Oaks Hotel around 1909. Current home moved to the site by Professor Maurice Swann, Gulf Coast Community College Professor of Science.

Erected by Historic St. Andrew’s Waterfront Partnership-Panama City.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 30° 10.313′ N, 85° 42.21′ W. Marker is in Panama City, Florida, in Bay County. It is at the intersection of West 13th Street and Cincinnati Avenue, on the left when traveling east on West 13th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3110 W 13th St, Panama City FL 32401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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

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of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of the Oaks Hotel which was razed in the 1930s (within shouting distance of this marker); The Thomas Freeman Home (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dunton’s Tastee Freez (about 800 feet away); The Original Bell (about 800 feet away); Historic St. Andrews Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Panama City Publishing Company (1920) (approx. ¼ mile away); The SS Tarpon Anchor (approx. ¼ mile away); The “Cap’n Scuba” House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Panama City.

Also see . . .
1. Walk Historic St. Andrews/Panama City. (Submitted on April 26, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Historic St. Andrew’s Waterfront Partnership- Panama City. (Submitted on April 26, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Swann House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 252 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.