Bradenton in Manatee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Manatee Burying Ground
Photographed by PaulwC3, March 14, 2014
1. Manatee Burying Ground Marker
Marker Front:
This is one of the oldest organized burying grounds on the Gulf Coast of Florida. The property was deeded on May 30, 1850, and since 1892 only immediate members of families already interred here can be buried in the cemetery. The property is now owned by the City of Bradenton.
Marker Reverse:
Buried in this cemetery are members of Florida pioneer families, soldiers of the Seminole Indian Wars, and of the Confederate and Union forces. Numbered among them are three members of the Florida Secession Convention-Ezekiel Glazier, James G. Cooper, and Dr. John C. Pelot, temporary Chairman of the Convention-and Brig. Gen. John Riggin, aide to General Ulysses S. Grant.
Erected 1966 by Judah P. Benjamin Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy and Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-133.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1892.
Location. 27° 29.685′ N, 82° 32.83′ W. Marker is in Bradenton, Florida, in Manatee County. It is at the intersection of 15th Street East and 5th Avenue East,
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Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast and on Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. 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 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: Life on the Florida Frontier: The Stephens Family (within shouting distance of this marker); The 1887 Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Florida Naval Stores (within shouting distance of this marker); The Stephens House (within shouting distance of this marker); William Bassett Chapter (within shouting distance of this marker); Florida's Earliest Courthouse Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Potter Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bunker Hill School (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bradenton.
Also see . . . 1850 Manatee Burying Ground. Manatee Village Historical Park website entry (Submitted on December 10, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 27, 2019
2. Restored Manatee Burying Ground Marker-Side 1
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 27, 2019
3. Restored Manatee Burying Ground Marker-Side 2
Photographed by PaulwC3, March 14, 2014
4. Wide view of the Manatee Burying Ground Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, December 20, 2012
5. "Donors" Arch Support (left side)
Donors
Josiah Gates
Mary M. Gates
Trustees
Union Congregation of Manatee Village
Franklin Branch
Joseph A. Braden
Henry S. Clark
Josiah Gates
Robert Gamble, Jr.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, December 20, 2012
6. "Dedication" Arch Support (right side)
This memorial arch erected on this historic spot through the efforts of the Judah P. Benjamin Chapter No. 1545, United Daughters of the Confederacy of Bradenton, Florida, in honor of the many soldiers and civilians connected with the development of this section and the State of Florida who are buried here.
Erected December 1958
Dedicated January 1959
Dedicated January 1959
Photographed by PaulwC3, March 14, 2014
7. The Manatee Burying Ground entrance gate
Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,854 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 22, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 4. submitted on March 22, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 5, 6. submitted on April 10, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 7. submitted on March 22, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.
