Florida Memory • Close-up view showing the plaque for astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. in Space View Park near the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville, Florida.

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Close-up view showing the plaque for astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. in Space View Park near the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville, Florida.

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Image Number

FS01376

Photographer

Stone, Robert L., 1944-

Date

2001

Date Note

Photographed on March 8, 2001.

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Collection

Folklife collection
Series 1577, 2001-2002 Surveys, Space Coast Eastern Mediterranean

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

General Note

Plaque reads, "Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. Fourth American to orbit the Earth Born: Shawnee, OK, Mar. 6, 1927 Mercury Flight-May 15-16, 1963. 34 hours 19 Minutes-22 Orbits Launch Vehicle - Mercury-Atlas 9 Spacecraft-Faith 7."

The Park is the first and only walk in the nation that honors America's astronauts as well as the men and women behind the scenes who helped America lead the world in space exploration.

Close-up view showing the plaque for astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. in Space View Park near the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville, Florida.

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Close-up view showing the plaque for astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. in Space View Park near the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville, Florida.

Subject

Space age

Space programs--United States

Folklife and folklore projects

Projects, Instate

Parks--Florida--Brevard County--Titusville

Memorials--Florida--Brevard County--Titusville

Material culture--Florida--Brevard County--Titusville

Arts

Public art

Art, Municipal

Outdoor art

Art metal-work

Plaques, plaquettes

Creator

Stone, Robert L., 1944-

Date

2001

Identifier

FS01376

Image URL

/fpc/folklife/FS01376.jpg

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/fpc/folklife/FS01376.gif

Date Note

Photographed on March 8, 2001.

Geographic Term

Brevard County (Fla.)

Space View Park (Titusville, Fla.)

Color

color

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

Series Title

Folklife collection

Folklife Collection Series 1577, 2001-2002 Surveys, Space Coast Eastern Mediterranean

General Note

The Park is the first and only walk in the nation that honors America's astronauts as well as the men and women behind the scenes who helped America lead the world in space exploration.

Subject - Corporate

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

NASA

Project Mercury (U.S.)

Space Coast Survey.

Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs.

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Chicago Manual of Style

Stone, Robert L., 1944-. Close-up view showing the plaque for astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. in Space View Park near the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville, Florida. 2001. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/118612>, accessed 12 June 2026.

MLA

Stone, Robert L., 1944-. Close-up view showing the plaque for astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. in Space View Park near the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville, Florida. 2001. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/118612>

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(State Archives of Florida/Stone)

Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2025-26, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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Close-up view showing the plaque for astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. in Space View Park near the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville, Florida.