Albert Waller Gilchrist

"The city of Punta Gorda was founded in 1884 by Isaac Trabue. He was an attorney in Kentucky when he came to the Charlotte Harbor in 1883 to start his own town which he named Trabue. Prior to his..."

"This marker is just south of the bridge as you enter Punta Gorda from Port Charlotte. There is parking nearby. It has the same text on both sides. It reads, "The Punta Gorda Bank was operating by..."

"The Barron Collier Bridge carries the northbound lanes of US 41 across the Peace River between Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte, and its clean concrete girder design reflects the practical, mid..."