The legislation over abandoned and historic cemeteries ... The cemetery is the oldest African American cemetery in Pinellas County. (Rae Riiska/Fresh Take Florida) Having a dedicated state program ...

Florida legislators are expected to hear ... In the case of an abandoned or unmaintained cemetery, the bill says if the owner doesn’t maintain the site, “the relatives and descendants shall ...

Last year the state of Florida created the "Abandoned African American Cemeteries" Task Force. It came after the city of Clearwater built over a forgotten African American cemetery, creating ...

No one can say when human remains began surfacing in Clearwater, Florida. There was the pipeline ... Clearwater made a deal on moving a "Negro" cemetery. Hundreds of African American bodies ...

(WFLA) — Florida lawmakers are hoping to address the issue of abandoned and forgotten historic ... marker for the historic College Hill Cemetery. “And I know they use it as a parking lot ...

Drew,” according to a 2022 article from Abandoned Florida. Some historical context ... and is buried in Jacksonville’s oldest cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery. The couple had six children ...

The formerly abandoned cremains of these veterans and ... Wednesday morning, Cape Canaveral National Cemetery will host a memorial ceremony for 40 unclaimed and unaccompanied American veterans ...