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Punta Gorda Airport [1] [3] (IATA: PGD [4], ICAO: KPGD, FAA LID: PGD) is a public airport three miles east of Punta Gorda, in Charlotte County, Florida. [1] It is owned by the Charlotte County Airport Authority [1] and was formerly called Charlotte County Airport. The airport has mainly been used for general aviation, but has recently seen more ...
Charlotte Harbor is located at (26.963897, -82.062267) [6] on the north bank of the Peace River, the main tidal inlet to the Charlotte Harbor estuary, itself an arm of the Gulf of M U.S. Route 41 , the Tamiami Trail , crosses the Peace River between Charlotte Harbor and Punta Gorda via the Barron Collier Bridge (northbound) and the Gilchrist ...
The Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway is a historic railroad line that at its greatest extent serviced Gasparilla Island in Charlotte Harbor and a major shipping port that once operated there. The railroad's principal purpose was to transport phosphate mined along the Peace River and in the Bone Valley region of Central Florida to the port ...
Charlotte County was established April 23, 1921. It was named for the Bay of Charlotte Harbor. "Charlotte" came from "Carlota" (Spanish). In 1565, the Spanish named "Bahia de Carlota", followed by the English in 1775 who named the area Charlotte Harbor in tribute to Queen Charlotte. Punta Gorda is the only incorporated city in Charlotte County.
Charlotte Harbor, Florida, a census-designated place in Charlotte County, Florida, United States; Charlotte Harbor (estuary), a large bay on the southwest coast of Florida; Charlotte Harbor Light, a former lighthouse in Charlotte Harbor; Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park, a Florida State Park composed of islands and land that surround the ...
Punta Gorda (/ ˌ p ʌ n t ə ˈ ɡ ɔːr d ə /; English: Fat Point) [5] is a city located in Southwest Florida and is the county seat of Charlotte County, Florida, United States. [6] As of the 2020 U.S. Census the city had a population of 19,471, up from 16,641 at the 2010 census.
The Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway, which served Gasparilla Island, existed from 1907 until 1981. Charlotte County gained ownership of the right of way in 1985, and the first portion of the trail was built in 1999 from the Mercer trailhead to Rotonda Boulevard. It was extended over Coral Creek to the Coral Creek Golf Club in 2005.
The Charlotte Harbor Light was placed at a bend in the deeper part of Charlotte Harbor to guide ships to the railroad docks in Punta Gorda, Florida. [1] Punta Gorda lost importance as a port when railroad lines reached Boca Grande on the southern end of Gasparilla Island at the entrance to Charlotte Harbor in 1906. The lighthouse steadily ...