Ponce de Leon Monument Punta Gorda Florida
by Sharon Williams Eng
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Ponce de Leon Monument Punta Gorda Florida
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Sharon Williams Eng
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This peaceful landscape is at Gilchrist Park in Punta Gorda, Florida. This monument is of explorer Juan Ponce de Leon and was dedicated March 27, 2005. The statue was donated by the Royal Order of Ponce de Leon Conquistadors,an organization dedicated to the preservation of the Spanish heritage of Charlotte County and Florida. Historians say that the first European to set foot here was Ponce de Leon, landing in the early 16th century.
Gilchrist Park provides sweeping views of the Charlotte Harbor. Park amenities include a large playground; basketball, tennis and pickleball courts; fishing pier, gazebo, picnic pavilions, and lost of open green space. The park is named for Governor Albert Gilchrist, a real estate broker, surveyor, and political leader and one of the founding fathers of the City. Governor Gilchrist was well loved in Punta Gorda with a lifetime of public service first on City Council, then in the State Legislature culminating as Governor of Florida from 1909 to 1913.
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October 17th, 2018
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