Punta Gorda in Charlotte County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Women’s Overseas Service League
Punta Gorda Veterans Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Women’s Overseas Service League Marker
Service League
We were there because we cared.
We continued in order to
keep alive the spirit that prompted
our overseas service.
League founded in 1921
Erected by Women’s Overseas Service League.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women.
Location. 26° 56.333′ N, 82° 2.965′ 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, on the right when traveling north. 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, 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: Armed Guard (here, next to this marker); Prisoners of War/Missing in Action (here, next to this marker); American Merchant Marine Veterans (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Veterans (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial
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Also see . . .
1. Women’s Overseas Service League. (Submitted on September 8, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Punta Gorda Veterans Park. (Submitted on September 8, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Women’s Overseas Service League Marker (center)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
