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Hidden Hills in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Palm Spring Cemetery

 
 
Palm Spring Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, April 8, 2023
1. Palm Spring Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Palm Spring Cemetery has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020
 
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 479.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2020.
 
Location. 30° 21.93′ N, 81° 30.926′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Hidden Hills. It is on Fort Caroline Road south of Trotting Horse Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11396 Fort Caroline Rd, Jacksonville FL 32225, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the
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Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Cosmo Community (approx. Ό mile away); The Gullah Geechee People (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ethel Deloris Demps (1944-2017) (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Community of Cosmo (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cosmo Landmarks (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chemical Warfare (approx. 0.6 miles away); Traumatic Brain Injury (approx. 0.6 miles away); Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
 
Also see . . .  Federal Register Entry. This is the Entry on the Federal Register for the Cemetery. Found on page 68596 under Florida, Duval County
Palm Spring Cemetery, (Historic African American Cemeteries in Duval County, Florida (1765–1969) MPS), 11396 Fort Caroline Rd., Jacksonville, MP100005819
(Submitted on April 10, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.) 
 
Additional commentary.
1. Access
The Cemetery is accessed by a fairly long and un-maintained access road. The cemetery is not
Palm Spring Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, April 8, 2023
2. Palm Spring Cemetery Marker
visible from the road, only the marker.
    — Submitted April 10, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.
 
Palm Spring Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, April 8, 2023
3. Palm Spring Cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 499 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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