Because this building occupies a corner position on a triangular shaped lot, it has been historically referred to as the "flatiron" building, deriving its nickname from the triangular shaped electric clothing press irons popularized in the 1920's. . . . — — Map (db m93173) HM
The City of Auburndale was incorporated in 1911 and obtained a $60,000 bond in 1926 to construct a new city hall. Four proposed sites were presented as possible locations for the building until, after some indecisions, the City purchased a lot from . . . — — Map (db m93171) HM
Ephraim M. Baynard built several commercial buildings and at least two residences in the City of Auburndale. Following a great fire in 1915 that destroyed the business district of Auburndale, Baynard eventually rebuilt his commercial building . . . — — Map (db m93170) HM
This 1925 American LaFrance fire engine with its polished wooden bed and steering wheel, rare Italian tires and black leather seat was delivered to the City of Auburndale on June 23, 1925 via freight train. The City's first fire engine stayed in . . . — — Map (db m93176) HM
Ephraim M. Baynard, born in South Carolina in 1861, arrived in Auburndale soon after its founding. By 1893, he owned one of the general stores in the community and acreage planted in citrus and tomatoes. As a highly successful grower, Baynard owned . . . — — Map (db m93193) HM
Ephraim M. Baynard, born in South Carolina in 1861, arrived in Auburndale soon after its founding. By 1893, he owned one of the general stores in the community and acreage planted in citrus and tomatoes. As a highly successful grower, Baynard owned . . . — — Map (db m93194) HM
Nearly all of the early commercial buildings in Auburndale were constructed from wood. As a result, three fires destroyed the heart of Auburndale's business sector in 1912, 1913, and 1915. The fire of 1913 was magnified by a great explosion that . . . — — Map (db m93174) HM
The Seaboard Air Line Rail and the Atlantic Coast Line Rail played a major role in the development of the City of Auburndale, intersecting each other in the City and bringing passengers and commerce from around the State and Country to central . . . — — Map (db m93175) HM
Somerset County, PA • New York, NY • Washington, DC
Through blurred eyes we find the strength and courage to soar beyond the moment. We look to the future knowing we can never forget the past.
God Bless America — — Map (db m216790) WM
(Front face)
In memory of the 79 militia men under command of Cpt Nathan S. Blount who marched from this site to Gainesville to muster into the CS Army rendering gallant service from April 10, 1862 - April 26, 1865
(Rear . . . — — Map (db m210602) HM
(side 1)
Originally named the Bartow Colored Cemetery, the Evergreen Cemetery has served the African American citizens of this area since the founding of Bartow in 1851. It is the oldest documented Black cemetery in Polk County, . . . — — Map (db m218731) HM
One mile north of here, a stockade type depot was erected by a detail of the 7th Infantry, U.S.A. while on a march to the Kissimmee River. Built Jan. 22, 1841, it was named in honor of Sergeant-Major Francis Carroll who suffered a hero’s death at . . . — — Map (db m95179) HM
The L. B. Brown House was built in 1892, during the period of Bartow's initial development. It is a good example of Frame Vernacular construction typical of that period. This house is decorated with intricate mill work and gingerbread. The house has . . . — — Map (db m63181) HM
Austin Craig Welch,
who died attempting to save
Crystal E. Droz from drowning.
Bartow, Fl.
September 3, 2016
"Our hero, Our protector"
"I got this!" — — Map (db m123549) HM
Polk County was established February 8, 1861 formed from eastern Hillsborough County and western Brevard County and comprised one of two counties created after the state's secession from the union. Polk County was named after James Knox Polk the . . . — — Map (db m54003) HM
Built in 1925 for John J. Swearingen, Florida attorney, State Senator, Spanish-American War veteran, and wife Mary Harding Rainey. Later the home of daughter Katherine Swearingen Langford and her husband Richard H. Langford, prominent citrus grower . . . — — Map (db m56920) HM
Side 1
Union Academy was the fulfillment of the dream of local African American pioneers seeking to advance the moral and cultural welfare of young people through education. By the 1870s, west Bartow's First Providence Missionary Baptist . . . — — Map (db m146231) HM
The Dundee Passenger Depot, built ca. 1912, was the first depot on the Haines City to Sebring Line of The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Most of Dundee’s early growth can be attributed to the railroad. With the advent of the railroad, the . . . — — Map (db m93192) HM
Each decade, after it tabulates the decennial census, the U.S. Census Bureau calculates the center of population for the U.S. and each state. The center is determined as the place where an imaginary, flat, weightless and rigid map of each state . . . — — Map (db m57223) HM
This memorial is to honor all U.S. military veterans for serving our country with honor & self sacrifice to insure the freedom of the greatest country in the world United States of America Dedicated Nov. 11, 2006 American . . . — — Map (db m57357) WM
(Front face) In memory of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson 21 Jan. 1824 - 10 May 1863 Com. 2d Corps. Army of Northern Va., CSAGraduated from West Point US Military Academy 1846 ⋆ Breveted Major for Gallantry in the Mexican War . . . — — Map (db m57030) HM
Built by Lt. George G. Meade
who later became commanding general
of the Union Forces
during the Civil War.
Headquarters of a military area
during the Seminole Indian War 1849-1858.
Near here were fought several engagements
with the . . . — — Map (db m56924) HM
This house was built in 1901 by pioneer cattleman, financier, and philanthropist W. Henry Lewis (1860-1940). Lewis was born in Thomasville, GA, and came to Florida as a young man. He married Sallie Singletary in 1887. Six of their children lived to . . . — — Map (db m110867) HM
(West face) A group of United States Army soldiers led by Lt. Carlton engaged the Seminole Indians in what is known as the Willoughby Tillis Battle in this vicinity on June 14-16, 1856. These five men who lost their lives in this engagement . . . — — Map (db m57248) HM
In the seventeenth century
under Spanish rule
Indians buried their dead here
Glass beads and silver ornaments
found on an Indian skeleton
identified the mound as pre-Seminole — — Map (db m112128) HM
One of a chain of Seminole Indian War forts 1849-1858. Several men served at this post who later gained prominence in the Civil War. Among these were Generals George G. Meade, A.P. Hill, and "Stonewall" Jackson. Garrisoned by 1st. Art., 7th Inf. . . . — — Map (db m95108) HM
137 N. Sixth Street Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Built 1916 — — Map (db m51502) HM
607 Jones Avenue Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1927 — — Map (db m51507) HM
Consolidated Arcade 23-37 N. Sixth Street Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Built 1925 — — Map (db m51508) HM
African American philanthropists, Arnie L. Myers and Ruben L. Wiley, donated this site to the City of Haines City on November 29, 1944, to help establish an athletic and recreational field for people of color living in the community during the era . . . — — Map (db m198389) HM
The Oakland School opened on this site in 1928. The school accommodated first through eighth grades. It operated with funds from the county school board and the Julius Rosenwald Foundation, a charitable organization that provided access to education . . . — — Map (db m112131) HM
The Oakland Neighborhood of Haines City functioned as the business/commercial district for African Americans from the early 1900s to well into the 1970s. It is a seven-block area spanning Avenue “A” through Avenue “H” of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr . . . — — Map (db m229563) HM
Originally the State Bank of Haines City Established in 1913 Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m51503) HM
Polk Arcade 609 - 613 Jones Avenue Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1927 — — Map (db m51504) HM
St. Mark's Episcopal Church Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Established 1892 — — Map (db m51536) HM
Wray Building 39 North 6th Street Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior circa 1921 — — Map (db m51527) HM
In this immediate vicinity was the site of Fort Fraser. Established by General Zachary Taylor November, 1837 on his march against the Seminoles culminating in the Battle of Okeechobee. Erected by the Fourth Infantry and garrisoned by the Second . . . — — Map (db m95102) HM
Historic Kissengen Spring is located approximately one mile north of this location. At one time the spring discharged up to 20 million gallons of water a day into the Peace River. The spring’s pool was 200 feet in diameter and reached a depth of 17 . . . — — Map (db m67655) HM
Homeland School Building — 1878 — Has been placed on the National Register Of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m57310) HM
KATHLEEN BAPTIST CHURCH
This church was established on September 14, 1895, by nine members of the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church. Services were initially held in a log structure on what is now Ross Creek Road. Baptisms took place at the mill pond . . . — — Map (db m200025) HM
Side 1
This school building was designed by architect E.C. Hosford (1883-1939) and completed in 1928, with east and west additions in 1937. The building replaced a wood frame structure which was located on present day Kathleen Road at Central . . . — — Map (db m200028) HM
Settlers from Georgia and the Carolinas began arriving in the Socrum area in the 1840s, before the creation of Polk County in 1861. In August 1851, preaching with baptism was offered at Wm. T. Rushing's homestead at Indian Pond, named for Seminole . . . — — Map (db m104024) HM
Approximately 1½ miles west of here near the shore of Lake Alfred is the site of
Fort Cummings
Named for Col. Alexander Cummings of the Fourth Infantry. Established January 22, 1839 and occupied by detachments of the . . . — — Map (db m117191) HM
On this site stood a Rosenwald School. Educator Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) enlisted philanthropist and CEO of Sears, Roebuck & Company, Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932) to help fund the building of rural community schools for African American . . . — — Map (db m131643) HM
Presented to the city of Lake Wales through the efforts of Mr. William J. Pelissier and Miss Elizabeth D. Quaintance, this cannon, removed from the frigate USS Constitution during the 1927 restoration, was originally dedicated by the Lake Wales . . . — — Map (db m218953) HM
E.C. Stuart Park
E.C. Stuart, one of the founders on Lake Wales, first arrived in Central Florida in 1887, at the age of 35. Recognizing the enormous potential of the region, he entered into business in Bartow, Florida, a neighboring . . . — — Map (db m200086) HM
A few miles east of here, on the banks of the Kissimmee River stood Fort Gardiner. Named for Captain George Washington Gardiner who died in the Dade Massacre in 1835. Established December 2, 1837 by Colonel Zachary Taylor on his march to the Battle . . . — — Map (db m212853) HM
On Kissimmee River sixteen miles northeast of Lake Wales government trail leading to fort crosses highway between Gum Lakes. Lake Rosalee, where Seminole Indians stopped before moving to Everglades, is near this trail. — — Map (db m233384) HM
During the early 1900s, this area’s long leaf and slash pine forests were home to several small turpentine and timber communities. One such town was Sumica, located approximately two miles south of this location. The name “Sumica” is an . . . — — Map (db m112124) HM
Ian G. Brennan, Sculptor to the
‘Most noble Order of the Garter” and
“Most Honourable Order of the Bath’,
has been a contemporary sculptor and
woodcarver to the British Royal
Household since 1989.
‘Mute Swan . . . — — Map (db m131271) HM
Dedicated to those men and women who served in the armed forces of the United States of America during the Second World War. We honor those Twentieth Century Americans who took up a great struggle and made the sacrifices to perpetuate the gift our . . . — — Map (db m193517) WM
When Drane Field opened during World War II, the first combat-bound Air Force unit to train here was the 320th Bombardment Group (M), flying B-26 Marauder medium bombers. The Group arrived here August 7, 1942, after having been activated at MacDill . . . — — Map (db m93357) HM
1942 – 1945 England – France Belgium – Germany B-26 Martin Marauder ”Silver Streaks” Dedicated to the memory of the 344th Bombardment Group (Medium) AAF “Silver Streaks” and its members who died with Honor. Presented on 5 . . . — — Map (db m214441) HM WM
On September 11, 2001 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. The twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City were a . . . — — Map (db m193708) WM
In 1884, a group of Englishmen established Acton, named after English author Lord Acton, two miles east of Lakeland. Acton lasted from 1884 until 1894 when its residents scattered after the great freeze. During its decade of existence the town had . . . — — Map (db m51543) HM
Allen Kryger was a scientist and local businessman who specialized in supplying citrus flavoring. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he graduated from the University of Notre Dame and received a doctorate of organic chemistry from Iowa State University. Dr. . . . — — Map (db m130568) HM
Once owned by Howard Hughes, the craft was converted to a “planeboat” after sustaining catastrophic damage during Hurricane Cleo (1964).
Donated by Dave Drummer — — Map (db m193391) HM
This aircraft was donated by the FedEx corporation and painted to resemble the iconic Piedmont Tampa Bay Pacemaker. After the aircraft’s retirement, it is utilized by our High School students as the only “fully functional Boeing 727 classroom” in . . . — — Map (db m193396) HM
James Donnell Brown and D’Ann Brown
James Donnell Brown (1930-1991) grew up in Alabama, and although his ministry would later take him throughout the world, he always had a sense of gratitude for his southeast heritage.
James married . . . — — Map (db m130369) HM
This is the military version of the DC-3. The C-47 has the unique distinction of participating in the Berlin Airlift in the late 1940s. — — Map (db m193323) HM
The shore of Lake Hancock was home to this region's first settlers. In 1949, Al and Betty Bellotto bought a portion of this property and founded the Cattle B Bar Ranch. Their success in the citrus and cattle industries and desire to conserve open . . . — — Map (db m94176) HM
Global War on Terrorism
Freedom Memorial
Dedicated to our Veterans & their families
Polk County, Florida
On September 11, 2001, police, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians (EMTS) came together as one . . . — — Map (db m195085) HM WM
The F-14 first flew in December 1970, replacing the F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 served as the U.S. Navy’s primary maritime air superiority fighter into the 1990s. The Tomcat was retired from the U.S. Navy’s active fleet on 22 September 2006, having . . . — — Map (db m193383) WM
Dr. James L. and Margaret Hennesy led the advancement of Southeastern College from 1980 through 1998. Natives of Camden, Arkansas and Mobile, Alabama, the couple married in 1955 and began their ministry as evangelists in the southeastern and . . . — — Map (db m131273) HM
Cyril E. Homer, D.D.
Cyril E. Homer D.D., served as president of South-Eastern Bible College from 1955 to 1958 and again from 1970 to 1979. Well-respected and appreciated by students and faculty alike, Dr Homer was known simply as . . . — — Map (db m131058) HM
Dr. Charles Kelly and Eloise Kelly
Dr. Charles Kelly is a 1964 graduate of Southeastern University. He has served forty-five years as an Assemblies of God minister and pastured two churches prior to being elected to the position of . . . — — Map (db m130562) HM
Vaudie V. Lambert and Lillian Lambert
Reverend Vaudie V. Lambert Jr., served over 50 years as an Assemblies of God minister. For 23 of those years he and his wife Lillian pastured churches in Alabama and Florida. His last pastorate, . . . — — Map (db m131057) HM
On September 14, 1940, the Lodwick School of Aeronautics began flight instruction in Lakeland by contract with the United States Army Air Corps. Owned and operated by Albert Irvin Lodwick, the school had an initial enrollment of 40 cadets, a peak . . . — — Map (db m94173) HM
Approximately 60 countries across 4 continents have flown the Russian designed supersonic jet. With 13,996 produced, the MiG-21 holds the record for being the most produced supersonic aircraft. #7708 served in the Slovak Air Force before retiring . . . — — Map (db m193387) HM
Munn Park was established in 1884 as a town square in Lakeland's first subdivision, the original Munn's Subdivision. Later the entire block was dedicated by Abraham Munn as a "Public Square" in perpetuity, to forever remain in public ownership. . . . — — Map (db m53649) HM
The Munn Park Historic District contains the area's largest concentration of early commercial buildings and public spaces. The development of the district spans the entire history of Lakeland with the first major settlement beginning in 1885. The . . . — — Map (db m53647) HM
Dedicated to the 1,600,000 Americans who served in the Korean War from June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953. Often called “The Forgotten War”, the Korean War was one of the bloodiest in history. Over 136,000 Americans were killed or wounded in battles at . . . — — Map (db m193661) WM
… we here highly resolve that these dead
shall not have died in vein…
Remember Dec. 7th!
Images of the attack from top to left clockwise
Photo #1: A 1942 poster by Allen Sandburg, issued by the office of
War . . . — — Map (db m196999) WM
Confederate Dead
(Left face)
In memory of that noble band,
who have crossed the mystic
stream,
and are resting now in that
happy land,
where peace and pleasure
reign supreme.
The heroic deeds will never
fade, . . . — — Map (db m212022) WM
Reverend Donald E. Price served approximately forty years as an Assemblies of God minister, including twenty years as a pastor. He spent eleven of those years at his last pastorate, Callaway Assembly of God in Panama City. Married to his high . . . — — Map (db m130227) HM
Private James H. Mills
Company F 15th Infantry
United States Army
May 3, 1923 - November 11, 1973
★ ★
Medal of Honor
For Conspicuous Gallantry
May 24, 1944
Cisterna Di Littoria, Italy
The . . . — — Map (db m197294) WM
Dedicated to those who contributed to the security of the United States through honorable military service to the Republic of Vietnam. More than 300,000 service members were wounded, over 58,000 killed and almost 2,000 remain missing in action. . . . — — Map (db m193664) WM
Camp Massachusetts, one of the five encampments in Lakeland during the Spanish-American War, bordered part of Lake Morton. Pvt. Wesley S. Brass, of Company I, died here and was given "a funeral that a Marshal of France might have deserved..." The . . . — — Map (db m51437) HM
Dedicated to Polk County veterans and organizations serving veterans of the armed forces of the United States of America
All Gave Some Some Gave All
Veterans Service Organizations (left side)
Military Order of the Purple Heart Ch . . . — — Map (db m197307) WM
The 10th Cavalry, one of four all black regiments in the regular army at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, camped at this site on the shore of Lake Wire in the spring of 1898 while awaiting transport to Cuba to fight in the Spanish-American . . . — — Map (db m130419) HM
The Carpenters' Home was the retirement home for members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America from 1929 to 1976. The Union completed the purchase of the 1,684 acre site in April 1924. Costing $632,393, the site included 594 . . . — — Map (db m100435) HM
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