Port St. Joe in Gulf County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Florida Constitution

1838

Florida State Constitution Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 30, 2010

1. Florida State Constitution Memorial

Inscription. This memorial is to commemorate the birth of the State of Florida and the assembling of the first Constitutional Convention of this state convened in a building then standing upon this spot in the Year of our Lord 1838.

All men are equal before the law and have certain inalienable rights among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing happiness and obtaining safety.

Erected 1922 by State Constitution Memorial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 29° 47.605′ N, 85° 17.808′ W. Marker is in Port St. Joe, Florida, in Gulf County. It can be reached from the intersection of Allen Memorial Way and Monument Ave. Marker is located in Constitution Convention Museum State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Allen Memorial Way, Port Saint Joe FL 32456, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically

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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 of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Joseph Cemetery Burial Register (approx. half a mile away); Old St. Joseph Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Saint Joseph Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. Joseph Catholic Mission Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Shipyard Cove (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dr. Joseph P. Hendrix Memorial Park (approx. 1.4 miles away); St. Joseph Confederate Saltworks (approx. 7.8 miles away); Fort Crèvecoeur (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port St. Joe.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Florida's First Railroad (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Memorial Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 30, 2010

2. Memorial Inscription

Constitution Convention Museum State Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 30, 2010

3. Constitution Convention Museum State Park

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2012, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 763 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 24, 2012, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.