Florence Cemetery
Established in 1818, Florence Cemetery was the first city cemetery. The marker reads, "When the city was surveyed, this land described as 'outside city limits' was designated as the burying grounds for the new town. It contains the graves of early settlers, including a son and brother...
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Cultural resources Florence Cemetery Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama. |
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Cultural resources Cemeteries; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL |
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Established in 1818, Florence Cemetery was the first city cemetery. The marker reads, "When the city was surveyed, this land described as 'outside city limits' was designated as the burying grounds for the new town. It contains the graves of early settlers, including a son and brother of Ferdinand Sannoner, surveyor of Florence, and served as the principal cemetery for over 130 years. Two former governors of Alabama from the O'Neal family, as well as many prominent community leaders, are interred here. "Soldier's Rest", a Confederate Cemetery is located near the south property line.
This cemetery is massive and contains over 9,000 records. It is divided into 26 sections. |
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Florence CemeteryDylan Tucker, University of North Alabama. Cemeteries; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, ALEstablished in 1818, Florence Cemetery was the first city cemetery. The marker reads, "When the city was surveyed, this land described as 'outside city limits' was designated as the burying grounds for the new town. It contains the graves of early settlers, including a son and brother of Ferdinand Sannoner, surveyor of Florence, and served as the principal cemetery for over 130 years. Two former governors of Alabama from the O'Neal family, as well as many prominent community leaders, are interred here. "Soldier's Rest", a Confederate Cemetery is located near the south property line.
This cemetery is massive and contains over 9,000 records. It is divided into 26 sections. Alabama Cultural Resource Survey1818Text.https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/382McCord, Timothy. "Florence City Cemetery." Rootsweb. August 2001. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~allauder/cem-florence1.htm. Accessed April 2, 2015.
"Florence Cemetery -1818." Latitude 34 North. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/MarkerDetail.cfm?KeyID=39-057&MarkerTitle=Florence%20Cemetery%20%3F%20-1818-. Accessed April 11, 2015. |
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Florence Cemetery |
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Florence Cemetery |
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Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama. |
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Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama. |
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