Evergreen Memorial Cemetery (Miami, Florida)
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery is a primarily African American cemetery in Miami, Florida. It opened in 1913. The owners of the Miami Times eventually bought it.[1] Five African American police officers are buried at it,[citation needed] including one of the city's first.[2] Lincoln Memorial Park, opened in 1924, is another cemetery for African Americans several blocks away and has gravesites like that of J. A. Dorsey, a philanthropist and Miami's first African American millionaire.[1] Evergreen is one of the oldest cemeteries for African Americans in Miami-Dade County.[3] Most of the deceased are in above-ground vaults.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Robertson, Linda (June 6, 2018). "Grave robbers steal bones from Miami's historic cemeteries". Miami Herald.
- ^ Wilbanks, William (August 25, 1996). Forgotten Heroes: Police Officers Killed in Dade County, 1895-1995. Turner Publishing Company. ISBN 9781563112874 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Evergreen Park Cemetery in Miami, FL". Visit Florida.