There was not much going on this morning in the plaza. Sunday morning in early December and while…read morethere were a few holiday decorations up, there was no activity. There is a marker and it gives some great history. It has the same text on both sides. It reads, "On December 3, 1887, 34 men in the "Town of Trabue" met here in a two-story building, built in 1887, owned by Tom Hector. The diverse group of landlords, tenants, merchants and workers, some white and some black, were all qualified voters. At the time of the meeting, the ground floor was the location of a drug store and the second story was Hector's billiards hall. Above the drug store, at a pool table, the men passed the articles of incorporation by a two-thirds majority. They selected a city seal, a council and the corporate name of Punta Gorda. Although politically active locally and in his native Kentucky, town founder Col. Isaac Trabue had not registered to vote on this issue and was barred from the balloting. Trabue had begun acquiring land in early 1883. He had the land platted, reserving the shoreline for public use and naming streets for family members. Having given up half his holdings for rail service, a depot and a luxury hotel, he was angered by the settlers' ingratitude. The documents were filed at Pine Level, the county seat, on December 7, 1887. Trabue sued to dissolve the municipality and regain title to the public lands. Ten years later he gave up. The Hector House was demolished in 1988." There are some benches here to enjoy the Florida weather. There is street parking nearby. It is marker number F-639 and it was erected in 2008 by the City of Punta Gorda and the Florida Department of State. [Review 1584 of 2025 - 2165 in Florida - 25134 overall]

Located across from the Old Charlotte County Courthouse, Hector House was where 34 voting citizens…read moreof Punta Gorda signed the charter incorporating it into a city on December 3, 1887. They selected a city seal, town council, and changed the name of the town from Trabeu to Punta Gorda which means fat point, as the town protrudes out where Charlotte Harbor and the Peace River meet. The decision to change the name of the town angered town founder Issac Trabeu. Trabeu had not registered to vote on the issue. He had acquired the land in 1883 and platted it, naming the streets for his family members. He gave up some of his land to the railway and to build a luxury hotel. He felt the town was very ungrateful for his sacrifices. He attempted to regain the title to the public lands for the next 1o years but he finally gave up and went back to his native Kentucky. Hector House was owned by Tom Hector and contained a drug store on the first floor and a billiards hall on the second floor. It was torn down in 1988 but there is a historical marker explaining the significance of the site. The city wanted to save the house but they didn't have anywhere to move it to. They have since created the Punta Gorda History Park to house their historic buildings. The plaza has been retained in remembrance of this important event in the towns history. The plaza has benches and landscaping. A solar canopy has also been added by FPL that generates clean energy as well as shade for anyone sitting under it. On Saturdays a farmers market is held in the plaza. It is nice place to relax in downtown Punta Gorda.

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