Fernandina Beach in Nassau County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Nassau County American Revolutionary War Memorial

American Revolutionary War Patriots Who Settled in Nassau County, Florida Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 9, 2016

1. American Revolutionary War Patriots Who Settled in Nassau County, Florida Marker

Inscription. In honor of
American Revolutionary War Patriots
who settled in Nassau County, Florida
Burroughs Higginbotham, Soldier
Amos Latham, Soldier
John Tolson Lowe, Lieutenant
James Pelot, Patriot
John Daniel Vaughan, Private

For freedom, we pledge
"our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor"

Erected 2015 by The Amelia Island Chapter, NSDAR.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 30° 40.209′ N, 81° 27.363′ W. Memorial is in Fernandina Beach, Florida, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of South 11th Street and Atlantic Avenue (State Road A1A/200), on the right when traveling north on South 11th Street. Marker is located in Veterans Memorial at Central Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1200 Atlantic Ave, Fernandina Beach FL 32034, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s

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First Coast,

in Greater Jacksonville,

and on the Sea Islands.

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 walking distance of this marker: New Zion Baptist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Missionary Baptist Church of Fernandina (about 600 feet away); The Good Shepherd Church 1887-1966 (about 800 feet away); St. Peter's Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Trinity United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Macedonia African Methodist Episcopal Church of Fernandina (approx. 0.2 miles away); Memorial United Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fernandina Beach.

Veterans Memorial at Central Park with DAR marker seen on the right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 9, 2016

2. Veterans Memorial at Central Park with DAR marker seen on the right

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,133 times since then and 158 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.