Florida Memory • Close-up view showing Mercury 6 mission logo carved in black granite at Space View Park near the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville, Florida.

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Close-up view showing Mercury 6 mission logo carved in black granite at Space View Park near the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville, Florida.

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Image Number

FS01378

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

Logo commemorates the Mercury 6 mission when astronaut John Glenn orbited the Earth aboard spacecraft Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962.

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 Mercury 6 mission logo carved in black granite at Space View Park near the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville, Florida.

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Title

Close-up view showing Mercury 6 mission logo carved in black granite at 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

Carving (Decorative arts)

Stone carving

Parks--Florida--Brevard County--Titusville

Memorials--Florida--Brevard County--Titusville

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

Arts

Public art

Art, Municipal

Outdoor art

Plaques, plaquettes

Granite

Creator

Stone, Robert L., 1944-

Date

2001

Identifier

FS01378

Image URL

/fpc/folklife/FS01378.jpg

Thumbnail

/fpc/folklife/FS01378.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

Logo commemorates the Mercury 6 mission when astronaut John Glenn orbited the Earth aboard spacecraft Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962.

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

Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs.

Space Coast Survey.

Project Mercury (U.S.)

NASA

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Chicago Manual of Style

Stone, Robert L., 1944-. Close-up view showing Mercury 6 mission logo carved in black granite at 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/118614>, accessed 12 June 2026.

MLA

Stone, Robert L., 1944-. Close-up view showing Mercury 6 mission logo carved in black granite at 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/118614>

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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 Mercury 6 mission logo carved in black granite at Space View Park near the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville, Florida.