Port Charlotte, Florida

PORT CHARLOTTE One of Florida's fastest growing communities, Port Charlotte has reached a population of 15,000 in little more than a decade. It was near here, in the Char- lotte Harbor area, that the Spaniards first attempted a permanent settlement in America. The date was 1521. West Coast Advertising, P.O. Box 222, Punta Gorda, Fla. DUKANE PRESS HOLLYWOOD. FLA #R11562