Abraham Lincoln Lewis Mausoleum
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N 30° 22.876 W 081° 41.781
17R E 433096 N 3361239
Located off of Moncrief Road just north of Edgewood Avenue in Jacksonville, Florida in the Memorial Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM3V1Z
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2008
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Abraham Lincoln Lewis (1865 – 1947) was an American businessman. He founded the Afro-American Life Insurance Company in Jacksonville, Florida, and became the state's first African American millionaire. He also founded the National Register-listed community of American Beach, founded as a prestigious vacation spot for blacks during the period of racial segregation.
Marker Number: F-448
Date: 2001
County: Duval
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: A.L. Lewis Historical Society and The Florida Department of State
Website: [Web Link]
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