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Pinecrest in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Veterans Wayside Park

 
 
Veterans Wayside Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, April 27, 2014
1. Veterans Wayside Park Marker
Inscription.
Re-dedicated by the Pinecrest Village Council
on November 12, 2007
in recognition of
the honorable men and women
who have served in the Armed Forces
of the United States of America.

 
Erected 2007 by Pinecrest Village Council.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 25° 40.037′ N, 80° 19.388′ W. Memorial is in Pinecrest, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It is on South Dixie Highway (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11111 Pinecrest Parkway, Miami FL 33156, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South Florida, on the Gold Coast, and in Greater Miami. 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 Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Dice House (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Dice House (approx. Ύ mile away); Special Agent Jerry Dove, Special Agent Benjamin Grogan (approx. Ύ mile away); Miami Serpentarium (approx. 1.1 miles away); Whilden-Carrier Cottage (approx. 2.3 miles away); Parrot Jungle Historic District (approx. 2.3 miles away); Pinecrest Gardens (approx. 2.4 miles away); Historical Entrance Building (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pinecrest.
 
Regarding Veterans Wayside Park.
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The park name honors the service of the men and women of the Armed Forces of the United States. The roadway (79th Avenue) adjacent to the park was co-designated by the Village Council as Veterans Parkway on Veterans Day in 2007.

Veterans Wayside Park is a passive 4.5-acre park with a freshwater lake, picnic tables and open recreation areas.
 
Additional keywords. veterans
 
Veterans Wayside Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, April 27, 2014
2. Veterans Wayside Park Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. This page has been viewed 722 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 29, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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