Florida Land and Colonization Company

The Florida Land and Colonization Company was located in Sanford, Florida in Seminole County. The Company was established by Henry Sanford in 1880, who hoped to use the Company to help sell and develop his land holdings in Florida. The ...

Florida Monument - Chickamauga

Fought on September 19-20, 1863, the Battle of Chickamauga was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, with nearly 35,000 Union and Confederate casualties

Seven Florida units participated in the battle and suffered over 550 dead, wounded, missing, ...

Commander Clyde Lassen

U.S. Navy Commander Clyde E. Lassen served his country valiantly as a helicopter pilot during a period of uncertainty and great unrest in America's history. Lassen, a native of Fort Myers, Florida, was born in 1942. Shortly after graduating high ...

Private Rosamond Johnson Jr.

U.S. Army Private Rosamond Johnson, Jr. was one of many African American soldiers who died to protect freedoms that a segregated society often denied them. Born on May 18, 1933, Johnson lied about his age and joined the Army at ...

Tech Sgt. Walter A. McClellan

Technical Sergeant Walter Adell McClellan gave his life for his country in World War II and did not return home for the better part of a century. Walter Adell McClellan was born to Amy Elizabeth Raley and Robert Harry McClellan ...

Sgt. Daniel L. McCall

U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel L. McCall exemplified the honor and sacrifice of today's soldiers serving overseas in the Iraq Conflict. Born in Flint, Michigan in 1982, McCall moved to Pace, Florida as a toddler to live with his grandparents, Marvin, ...

Corporal Jonathan R. Spears

USMC Corporal Jonathan R., J.R., Spears was a selfless individual that became an unfortunate casualty of the recent conflict in Iraq. Born in Pensacola, Florida on June 30, 1984 to Marie and Timothy Spears, J.R. grew up in the small ...

Col. William W. Wood

U.S. Army Infantry Colonel William W. Wood personified leadership and sacrifice necessary. Born in Lubbock, Texas on October 12, 1961, Wood grew up in a military household in Panama City, Florida. After graduating from Florida State University and completing the ...

Rear Admiral John H. Fetterman, Jr.

Admiral John H. Fetterman, Jr., known to his family and friends as Jack, dedicated his life to public service, from his career as a naval aviator to his time as a civic and community leader. A native of Ashland, Pennsylvania, ...

Captain Richard Bradford State Historical Marker

In March 1861, 15 days before Confederate batteries began firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, Richard Bradford enlisted in the Confederate army at Madison. Less than seven months later, Bradford became the first Confederate officer from Florida to die ...