Around Town · Cape Coral

Military History

Former airfields, forts and military museums.

Places to visit

Iwo Jima Memorial

Reduced-scale version of the Marine Corps War Memorial by sculptor Felix W. deWeldon, commissioned for Cape Coral in 1964.

Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve, 2589 SE 24th Street, Cape Coral, FL 33990

Hours: Daily, 8 a.m. to dusk.

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Refurbished and rededicated at Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve in 1998, the sculpture stands in the preserve's Veterans Memorial Area, south of the parking lot.

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Veterans Memorial Area at Four Mile Cove

City-maintained memorial area honoring all who have served in the United States armed forces.

Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve, 2589 SE 24th Street, Cape Coral, FL 33990

Hours: Daily, 8 a.m. to dusk.

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The memorial area on the south side of the preserve parking lot includes the Iwo Jima Memorial and the Garden Club of Cape Coral's Blue Star Memorial Marker.

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