City of Punta Gorda

City of Punta Gorda is a Florida historical marker in Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, dedicated 1963.

326 W Marion Ave on wall of City Hall., Punta Gorda

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Spanish fishermen from Cuba first gave the name "Punta Gorda" to this area in early 1800's. The City was originally platted as "Trabue" by Isaac H. Trabue on February 24, 1885. The City of Punta Gorda came into being when a group of men met in a home on Cross Street and decided that the community should be incorporated. They walked to Pine level and filed the necessary papers on December 7, 1887.

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Historical maps covering this location

1806 · Carolinas, Georgia, Floridas, Bahamas. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1859 · Colton's Florida (1859) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1860 · Johnson's Florida (1860) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1868 · Colton's Florida (1868) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1870 · Johnson's Florida (1870) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Carolinas, Georgia, Floridas, Bahamas, 1806, covering the location of City of Punta Gorda, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Carolinas, Georgia, Floridas, Bahamas, 1806, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Florida Historical Marker Program, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State

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