The Punta Gorda Bank

"This marker stands on the property of the Punta Gorda City Hall, a couple of blocks from both Gilchrist Park and the Gilchrist Bridge that crosses the Peace River and connects the city with Port..."

"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..."

"In the 1920's during Florida's land boom years, women's clubs were formed as a way to give back to the community with civic projects. They became an outlet for women to get out of the house and to..."