The 'Old' Palmetto Cemetery
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sfwife
N 27° 30.912 W 082° 34.859
17R E 343852 N 3044495
Historical Marker in Manatee County FL
Waymark Code: WM2X90
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2008
Views: 67
The 'old' Palmetto Cemetery was established prior to 1888 and was used until 1910. The cemetery comprises one acre of land donated by Samuel Sparks Lamb, recognized founder of Palmetto. It is known as the Yellow Fever Cemetery because of the internment of victims (some original settlers) of the epidemic of 1888. There are 44 original marked grave sites located here, and an unknown number of unmarked graves. The graveyard was renovated in 1984 through the efforts of the Palmetto Historical Commission and the City of Palmetto.
Marker Number: none
Date: 1986
County: Manatee
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: The Palmetto Historical Commission, Inc.
Website: Not listed
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