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Historical Markers in Port Charlotte, Florida

 
Clickable Map of Charlotte 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 Charlotte County, FL (46) DeSoto County, FL (12) Glades County, FL (6) Hendry County, FL (11) Highlands County, FL (39) Lee County, FL (86) Sarasota County, FL (290)  CharlotteCounty(46) Charlotte County (46)  DeSotoCounty(12) DeSoto County (12)  GladesCounty(6) Glades County (6)  HendryCounty(11) Hendry County (11)  HighlandsCounty(39) Highlands County (39)  LeeCounty(86) Lee County (86)  SarasotaCounty(290) Sarasota County (290)
Punta Gorda is the county seat for Charlotte County
Port Charlotte is in Charlotte County
      Charlotte County (46)  
ADJACENT TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY
      DeSoto County (12)  
      Glades County (6)  
      Hendry County (11)  
      Highlands County (39)  
      Lee County (86)  
      Sarasota County (290)  
 
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1 Florida, Charlotte County, Port Charlotte — Hickory Bluff Mound
In 1905, Clarence Bloomfield Moore (1852-1936), a wealthy, amateur archaeologist from Philadelphia excavated a mound located on the northern bank of the Peace River about one half mile north of this site. Moore found the sand burial mound containing . . . Map (db m152615) HM
2 Florida, Charlotte County, Port Charlotte — Murdock
Inspired by the completion of the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railroad (CH&N) in 1907, land speculator John Milton Murdock (1867-1925) platted the village of Murdock in 1914. Located at the southwest intersection of US 41 (Tamiami Trail) and the . . . Map (db m152660) HM
3 Florida, Charlotte County, Port Charlotte — Placida Bunk House
The Placida Bunk House was built about 1907 by the Charlotte Harbor & Northern Railroad to house their employees. The line was laid to transport phosphate to docks at South Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island. Several families called the building home, . . . Map (db m152668) HM
4 Florida, Charlotte County, Port Charlotte — Southland Trail Cemetery
The Southland Trail Cemetery, believed to be a non-white cemetery, serves as the final resting place for an undisclosed number of leased convict laborers, blacks and possibly 18th century Spanish-Indian fishermen. The age of the cemetery is unknown; . . . Map (db m151056) HM
5 Florida, Charlotte County, Port Charlotte — Town of McCall
In 1905, the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railroad (CH&N) built a depot and section house along its rail line from the phosphate mines at Mulberry to the port of Boca Grande. The CH&N Railroad platted the town of McCall in 1909 and named it for . . . Map (db m152664) HM
 
 
 
 
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May. 3, 2024