Old City Cemetery (Tallahassee, Florida)
| Old City Cemetery | |
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| Established | 1829 |
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| Coordinates | 30°26′34″N 84°17′13″W / 30.4427°N 84.2870°W |
Old City Cemetery is a historic site in Tallahassee, Florida, the state capital. It was established in 1829 by the Territorial Legislative Council, and was acquired by the city in 1840. Burials for white people were segregated with separate areas and books for "colored" people.[1]
Cast iron fences surround the property.[2] A historical marker commemorates its history.[3]
The Florida Archives have photos of the cemetery.[4][5] Guided walking tours have been held.[6]
Burials
[edit]- Thomas Brown (1785-1867)
- Charles H. Rollins, state legislator
- David Lang
- Reverend James Page
- Judge Alfred LePaire Woodward (1807-1882)
- Ossian Bingley Hart
- James Diament Westcott III (1839-1887), attorney general and justice on the Florida Supreme Court
- Henry Noel Felkel (1850-1897), school principal
- Thomas Van Renssalaer Gibbs
- John G. Collins, founder of Tallahassee Democrat
- Robert Berry Gorman (1837-1919), mayor[2]
- John G. Riley[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The City of Tallahassee". www.talgov.com.
- ^ a b "The Old City Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida". www.tallyguide.com.
- ^ "Old City Cemetery Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ^ "Florida Memory • Gravesites for Shine family members at the Old City Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida".
- ^ "Florida Memory • View showing Confederate graves at the Old City Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida".
- ^ "Walking Tours of Tallahassee's Old City Cemetery".
- ^ "Old City Cemetery • Visit Tallahassee". Visit Tallahassee.