W. Taylor Collins - Old City Cemetery - Tallahassee, FL
N 30° 26.591 W 084° 17.151
16R E 760650 N 3371024
W. Taylor Collins, one of the Woodmen of the World, is buried in Old City Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMXCPJ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2017
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His headstone inscription reads:
W. Taylor Collins
Mar. 21 1877 -- Nov. 9 1919
About the Cemetery:
"Old City Cemetery is the oldest public cemetery in Tallahassee. It was established in 1829 by the Territorial Legislative Council and acquired by the city in 1840. The ground was laid out in its system of squares and lots in 1841 when a violent yellow fever epidemic swept the city and regulations were required to assure order and sanitation to protect the public.
When the cemetery was established, it was located outside the City boundaries on the far side of a 200-foot-wide clearing that surrounded the town to protect it from Indian attacks. Today, Old City Cemetery is one of Tallahassee's most distinctive historic sites. It is the final resting place for many of the men and women who contributed to the development of Tallahassee and the state of Florida. Because it was Tallahassee's only public burying ground (nearby St. John's Episcopal Cemetery was established for its congregation in 1840), Old City Cemetery represents a cross-section of Tallahassee's people during the 19th century -- slaves and planters, governors and store clerks, veterans of wars and victims of yellow fever are all buried here."
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