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Indian Spring Cemetery, resting near the banks of Alligator Creek, is Charlotte County's second oldest cemetery. It dates back to 1886 when former Punta Gorda City Councilman James L. Sandlin (1858-1903) donated the land for a public cemetery. Sandlin's friend Albert Waller Gilchrist, a Punta Gorda founder and Florida's 20th governor, recorded the first plat of Indian Spring Cemetery in 1886 an...
This project is for those who were born, lived, or died in Charlotte County, Florida. Charlotte County was established April 23, 1921. It was named for the Bay of Charlotte Harbor. "Charlotte" came from "Carlota" (Spanish). In 1565, the Spanish named "Bahia de Carlota," followed by the English in 1775 who named the area Charlotte Harbor in tribute to Queen Charlotte. Punta Gorda is the only in...
European settlement of the future county began in the early 18th century, and early settlers included mostly English people, with some French Huguenots, and Scotch-Irish., and a modest population of Germans. After approximately fifty years of European settlement, the House of Burgesses established and incorporated Charlotte County in 1764 from part of Lunenburg County. The new county was named ...
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 Charlotte Harbor waterfront. Everyday families, intrepid individuals and noteworthy leaders are all represented here. Their personal monuments are now weath...
The cemetery is located on 9400 Indian Springs Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida. Find a Grave Billion Graves
The Battle of Staunton River Bridge was an engagement on June 25, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during Wilson-Kautz Raid of the American Civil War. The battle took place around the Staunton River Bridge, over the Staunton River, in Halifax and Charlotte counties, Virginia. Wikipedia
The cemetery is located on 8825 Church Street, Keysville, Charlotte County, Virginia. Official Website Find a Grave
This project is for those who were born, lived or died in Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida. Wikipedia