Old City Cemetery - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 19.875 W 081° 38.924
17R E 437639 N 3355669
Old City Cemetery is located at the intersection of East Union Street and Cemetery Street in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WMNYCD
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2015
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Established in 1852, the Old City Cemetery is one of the most overlooked and underrated historic sites in Jacksonville's urban core. Famed interments include:
John Freeman Young, a priest who was the translator of the song “Silent Night, Holy Night”
Francis Philip Fleming – A confederate soldier and lawyer who became the 15th governor of Florida from 1889 to 1893
Princess Laura Adorkor “Mother Kofi” – A Ghana native and founder of “The African Universal Church and Commercial League” who was assassinated on the pulpit in 1928.
John Finegan – Civil War Confederate Brigadier General in the command of the defense of Florida from Union troops at Olustee.
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