Blanchard House Military Memorial Garden Bricks - Punta Gorda, FL
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rogueblack
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These bricks line a path of a Military Memorial Garden on the property of the Blanchard House Museum.
Waymark Code: WM4Y6T
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2008
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The Blanchard House - Museum of African-American History and Culture in Charlotte County - was originally the home of Joseph and Minnie Blanchard. It was constructed at 523 Fitzhigh Avenue. It was relocated to its current location along Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. on "Emancipation Day" May 20, 2002.
The Museum was dedicated on May 22, 2004. On August 13, 2004, Hurricane Charley damaged the building. The post Hurricane Charley restoration went underway immediately and the rededication on February 4, 2006.
The Punta Gorda Garden Club cooperated with Punta Gorda's Home Depot to design and create the oasis landscaping stretching along the southern edge of the Blanchard House property. With a telescopic flag pole at the entrance, the dedication brick path leads visitors to a bust of Lt. Charles P. Bailey, an honoured U.S. military veteran who was one of the Tuskagee Airmen.
There are numerous prominent names along the path, from Lt. Charles Bailey to Joe Blanchard, who built the Blanchard House in 1925, and even U.S. Cleveland and Lindsey Williams - notable historians - have bricks along the path for their service to their country.
Setting of your bricks:: Museum
Name of Display: The Blanchard House Museum Military Memorial Garden
Approximate number of bricks in display: 50
Name on One Brick: Joe Blanchard US Volunteers Span-Am War
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Visit Instructions:
Please choose a name and provide a close-up of it. Maybe it's one of your relatives or someone with the same name or just the closest one you see. Your choice.