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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DEI_hickory-bluff-cemetery_Port-Charlotte-FL.html
Hickory Bluff Cemetery. . The Hickory Bluff Cemetery was established in the late 1800s, adjacent to land purchased on June 2, 1884 by July Roberts, an early African-American settler. Initial burials began following the Civil War when freed African…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WNN_charlotte-harbor-cemetery-historical_Punta-Gorda-FL.html
Established in 1879, Charlotte Harbor Cemetery is the oldest known cemetery in Charlotte County and the final resting place of many local pioneers who braved a subtropical wilderness and Civil War reconstruction to build a settlement on the Charlo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WNM_trinity-united-methodist-church-historical_Punta-Gorda-FL.html
A congregation has met at Trinity United Methodist Church continuously since 1873. The first church organized in today's Charlotte County, its members have been an integral part of our history. Joel and Jesse Knight, James McKay and Jacob Summerli…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WNL_hickory-bluff-pioneers-historical_Port-Charlotte-FL.html
After the Civil War (1861-1865), soldiers stationed in Florida decided to stay for the warm climate as well as for political and financial gain. Some became early pioneers here in Hickory Bluff, not far from the 1872 Charlotte Harbor post office. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SUF_first-white-man-dies-in-america-historical_Punta-Gorda-FL.html
On this day, May 24, ships were sent to seek a mainland colony site and to sound and chart the newly found "Bay of the Holy Spirit" (Charlotte Harbor). For three weeks explorations continued, seldom by land. There were at least three mee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SR0_juan-ponce-de-leon_Punta-Gorda-FL.html
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Born-San Tierra de Campos, Palencia, Spain-1460. Died-Havana, Cuba-(probably Mid-June)-1522.
Interred-Entombment beneath the high altar of the Dominican Cathedral of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Epitaph to Ponce de Leon
"Beneath this ston…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLNP_site-of-hotel-punta-gorda_Punta-Gorda-FL.html
Hotel Punta Gorda, one the first buildings of any kind constructed in Punta Gorda, opened in January 1888 and served over 3300 guests within its first season. The three story building contained 150 rooms, all with a view of the waters of Charlotte…