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 Gillette Cemetery War Memorial - Palmetto, FL Posted by:  debbado
N 27° 35.705 W 082° 31.677
17R E 349200 N 3053280
This simple memorial is located inside the Gillette Cemetery in Palmetto, FL
Waymark Code: WMTKP5
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2016
Views: 1
This memorial is located next to a marker with the history of the Gillette Cemetery. It's in memory of all veterans. The wars listed are Seminole Wars, Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. There is an American flag on both sides of the marker. And a Confederate States Army marker in front of the memorial. I cannot find any information regarding who placed it or when.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Seminole Wars, Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War
In Honor Of: Veterans
Marker Text:
In Memory Of Veterans
Seminole Wars
Mexican War
Civil War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Date of dedication: unknown
Who Put it Here?: unknown
Description of Memorial:
This was on the marker next to this memorial about the cemetery....
THE GILLETTE CEMETERY is believed to have begun circa early 1850s and was known as the Gillette "Family" graveyard. Daniel Gillette, who came with his family to this area circa 1848, shared the burial ground with his neighbors. August 14, 1876, Daniel and his wife Molcy gave title to property which included the graveyard to Charles Wesley Gillette, their son. June 10, 1893, Charles Wesley Gillette and wife, Mary Ann Farabee Gillette, filed and recorded an indenture which transferred title of the cemetery property to three trustees and provided for the appointment of their successors. Trustees took title to the cemetery and were to hold the land as a family burying ground forever. Additional land gifts were made during the ensuing years by F.C. and E. Virginia Armstrong, James Lamar and Rosemary Richards, and Roger H. and Katharine Hale. October 3, 1981, the cemetery ownership changed to a nonprofit corporation with the trustees serving as the first officers of the corporation.
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