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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Leesburg

 
Clickable Map of Lake County, Florida and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Lake County, FL (125) Marion County, FL (232) Orange County, FL (310) Osceola County, FL (127) Polk County, FL (161) Seminole County, FL (157) Sumter County, FL (63) Volusia County, FL (484)  LakeCounty(125) Lake County (125)  MarionCounty(232) Marion County (232)  OrangeCounty(310) Orange County (310)  OsceolaCounty(127) Osceola County (127)  PolkCounty(161) Polk County (161)  SeminoleCounty(157) Seminole County (157)  SumterCounty(63) Sumter County (63)  VolusiaCounty(484) Volusia County (484)
Tavares is the county seat for Lake County
Leesburg is in Lake County
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1 ► Florida, Lake County, Leesburg — Battlefield Cross — Leesburg Veterans Memorial Park —
Near West Meadow Street at North 6th Street, on the left when traveling east.
Battlefield Cross When a serviceman or woman is lost in the battlefield, it has become customary to arrange their boots, rifle and helmet and the surviving members of their squad will gather around and memorialize their . . . — — Map (db m246707) WM
2 ► Florida, Lake County, Leesburg — F. Brown Gregg — Leesburg Veterans Memorial Park —
Near West Meadow Street at North 6th Street, on the left.
F. Brown Gregg Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II Pilot in the 9th Air Force, 387 Bomb Group & 558 Bomb Squadron Awarded the Silver Star and Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters for his 37 successful . . . — — Map (db m246855) HM WM
3 ► Florida, Lake County, Leesburg — Korean War Memorial — Veterans Memorial Park —
Near Orange Avenue at West Line Street, on the right when traveling north.
Korea “The Forgotten War” June 25, 1950 — July 27, 1953 Killed in Action 36,574 Wounded in Action 103,284 Missing in Action 8,025 In honor and remembrance of those who served and sacrificed to promote freedom for all. . . . — — Map (db m257893) WM
4 ► Florida, Lake County, Leesburg — Lake County Fallen Heroes —
Near West Meadow Street at North Sixth Street, on the left when traveling north.
In Dedication to Lake County’s Fallen Heroes — — Map (db m247962) WM
5 ► Florida, Lake County, Leesburg — Medal of Honor Recipients — Leesburg Veterans Memorial Park —
Near Orange Avenue at West Line Street, on the right when traveling north.
Captain Albert D. Wright Eustis Captain Wright entered the Union Army on August 15, 1862, where he was mustered in as a sergeant in Company A, 149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. On April 20, 1864 he was transferred to the 43rd United . . . — — Map (db m247085) HM WM
6 ► Florida, Lake County, Leesburg — The Nurse Corp in WW II — Leesburg Veterans Memorial Park —
On Orange Avenue at West Line Street, on the right when traveling north on Orange Avenue.
Army Nurses On December 7, 1941 there were fewer than 1000 Army nurses and of those 82 were in Hawaii. They were serving at the three hospitals and they were overwhelmed with hundreds of causalities suffering from severe burns and shock. . . . — — Map (db m246704) HM WM
7 ► Florida, Lake County, Leesburg — Vietnam War Memorial — Veterans Memorial Park —
On Orange Avenue at West Line Street, on the right when traveling north on Orange Avenue.
In Honor & Memory Of Those Who Served In The Vietnam War KIA 58,209 - WIA 153,303 Welcome Home Veterans Duty ★ Honor ★ Country Duane I Haverstock • James M Fierce • Michael T McCourt • Charles R Harold • Paul . . . — — Map (db m253668) WM
8 ► Florida, Lake County, Leesburg — WAVES / WAC — Leesburg Veterans Memorial Park —
On Orange Avenue at West Line Street, on the right when traveling north on Orange Avenue.
WAVES Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service The woman’s branch of the United States Navy was established on 30 July 1942 by President Roosevelt this authorized the U.S. Navy to accept women into . . . — — Map (db m246677) HM WM
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9 ► Florida, Lake County, Leesburg — Women Marines / Rosie the Riveter — Leesburg Veterans Memorial Park —
On Orange Avenue at West Line Street, on the right when traveling north on Orange Avenue.
Women Marines United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve The qualifications for women who wished to become members of the “WR” (Women’s Reserve) were quite rigid. United States citizenship: not married to a Marine: either single or . . . — — Map (db m247083) WM
10 ► Florida, Lake County, Leesburg — World War II — Veterans Memorial Park —
Near Orange Avenue at West Meadow Street, on the right when traveling north.
(Panel 1) December 7, 1941 - Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 2,403 Died - 1,176 Wounded The Battle of Pearl Harbor began on December 7, 1941 when the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service led a surprise military strike on Pearl . . . — — Map (db m256226) HM WM
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026