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Zolfo Springs in Hardee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

"Bone" Mizell

 
 
"Bone" Mizell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2026
1. "Bone" Mizell Marker
Inscription.
"Bone" Mizell
was DeSoto County's wag, prairie philosopher, cowboy humorist and prankster. He was beloved for his merrymaking. Bone was christened
Morgan Bonapart Mizell
He was born 1863 and died 1912. Bone is buried in Joshua Creek Cemetery in DeSoto County near Arcadia.
 
Erected 1970 by Peace River Valley Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicCemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
 
Location. 27° 30.061′ N, 81° 47.959′ W. Marker is in Zolfo Springs, Florida, in Hardee County. It is on Museum Drive near U.S. 17. At the Cracker Trail Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2822 Museum Dr, Zolfo Springs FL 33890, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. 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
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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: Seminole Indian Battle (a few steps from this marker); Mr. Clarence Alvin Bryant (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Fort Hartsuff (approx. 2.1 miles away); Operation Desert Shield/Storm (approx. 3.3 miles away); Wauchula State Bank (approx. 3.3 miles away); Stansfield Building (approx. 3.3 miles away); Wauchula City Hall (approx. 3.3 miles away); Hardee County Courthouse (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Zolfo Springs.
 
"Bone" Mizell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2026
2. "Bone" Mizell Marker
"Bone" Mizell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, November 10, 2009
3. "Bone" Mizell Marker
"Bone" Mizell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mychell R. Gagnon, February 1, 2014
4. "Bone" Mizell Marker
The marker is to the far right in this view, behind the train.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,582 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.   3. submitted on November 15, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina.   4. submitted on April 13, 2014, by Mychell R. Gagnon of Plessisville, Quebec, Canada. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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