Bussey - St. Petersburg, FL
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member debbado
N 27° 45.587 W 082° 38.746
17R E 337813 N 3071677
This obelisk is for Henry Peter Bussey and his wife Lina. Henry bought this land and turned it into a cemetery in 1897. He sold it in 1905 to Senator Samuel Harris.
Waymark Code: WM87BE
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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The tombstones behind the obelisks simply says H.P.B. and L.D.B.

According to (visit link) it lists his birth as 1843 and death as July 19, 1914.

One of 2 obelisks located in this cemetery.

To read more about his history of this cemetery... (visit link)
Date Created/Placed: 1914

Address:
11th Avenue South and Martin Luther King Jr. Street South. St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Height: 20'

Illuminated: no

Website: Not listed
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