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The Punta Gorda Linear Park runs along a former Florida Southern/Atlantic Coast Line Railroad right of way. First built in 1886, this railroad line was the Florida Southern's southernmost trackage (the rail line is still in service east of US 41 and is now operated by Seminole Gulf Railway ).
The H. W. Smith Building (also known as the Smith Arcade) is a historic site in Punta Gorda, Florida, United States.It is located at 121 East Marion Avenue and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Napa County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map. [1]
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The path runs on the north side of Laishley Park along the river, passing by the "Spirit of Punta Gorda" monument, a sundial commemorating the landfall of Hurricane Charley in 2004. The path weaves its way around the Laishley Park Marina before making its way back to the river bank.
Today, the spur near Elizabeth Street in Punta Gorda is all that remains of the original alignment to the Punta Gorda docks (the Punta Gorda Linear Park today runs along the rest of that route west of US 41). Charlotte Harbor was Henry Plant's ultimate goal and he had no interest in having the line continue south to Fort Myers.
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The house is owned by the City of Punta Gorda, Florida and is leased to the Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce. [2] It is open to the public. It was deemed significant for reflecting Queen Anne style architecture, asserted to be rare in South Florida, and for association with businessman and politician Augustus C. Freeman.