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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
(side 1) 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…
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