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 Key West Cemetery Posted by:  JacobBarlow
N 24° 33.400 W 081° 47.775
17R E 419363 N 2716092
Key West Cemetery was founded in 1847.
Waymark Code: WM15K0
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2007
Views: 69
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Key West Cemetery was founded in 1847 following a hurricane the previous year that destroyed the earlier cemetery located near present day Higgs Beach. To protect from future flooding, the 19-acre cemetery was located here on Solares Hill, the highest natural elevation in Key West. An estimated 75,000 people are Interred here, divided among parcels that reflect the cultural diversity that continues to characterize the city of Key West today. The cemetaery contains a historic Catholic section, Jewish section, the USS Marine Plot dedicated in 1900, and the Los Martires de Cuba, a memorial for those who fought in the 1868 Cuban revolution. In addition to these defined areas, African Americans, Cubans and Americans, rich and poor, are interred throughout. In-ground and crypt style graves range from simple concrete copings filled with soil to elaborate monuments. Plot enclosures of wrought iron, wood, or concrete were often used to mark family plots.
Marker Number: F-551
Date: 2005
Marker Type: Plaque
Sponsored or placed by: Historic Association of Southern Florida.
County: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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