Lake Worth Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pine Crest Municipal Cemetery
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 28, 2024
1. Pine Crest Municipal Cemetery Marker
When the City of Lake Worth incorporated in June 1913, it consisted of a post office, several stores, a church, bank, school, a newspaper, and around seven hundred residents, but no designated cemetery. Burials had to be conducted in the neighboring City of West Palm Beach or on private lots. In 1915, the city commission appointed a committee to find a suitable location for a municipal cemetery. The city acquired a 9.2-acre site immediately west of A Street between 9th Avenue South and 12th Avenue South for $920 later that year. The first recorded burial in the new cemetery occurred in July 1923. A month later, the city held a naming contest, choosing the name Pine Crest. In 1935, the American Legion requested the city designate Section 1 as a memorial plot for servicemen. The municipal cemetery was enlarged in 1949 and again in 1971. A cemetery office was built in 1955 and a maintenance shop was added in 1963. The cemetery allowed only white residents to be buried until its desegregation in 1970. Since then, burials have not been restricted based on race. A time capsule, buried on the grounds in 1976 by the Lake Worth
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Erected 2023 by The City of Lake Worth Beach and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-1235.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1923.
Location. 26° 36.208′ N, 80° 3.955′ W. Marker is in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It is on South A Street 0.1 miles north of 12th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south. Marker located at the entrance off of South A Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1724 12th Avenue South, Lake Worth Beach FL 33460, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Florida, on the Gold Coast, on the Treasure Coast, and in Greater Miami. 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
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 28, 2024
2. Pine Crest Municipal Cemetery Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: I. A. Banks Memorial Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); James Homestead and First Jewell Post Office (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Schoolhouse (approx. 1.2 miles away); Evergreen Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Palm Beach Junior College (approx. 1.4 miles away); Coastal Patrol Base No. 3 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Chapel Of The Holy Spirit (approx. 2.1 miles away); 1885-1893 (approx. 2.3 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. First Town Hall (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
