Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Miami City Cemetery
Photographed By Marsha A. Matson, October 19, 2014
1. Miami City Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Miami City Cemetery. . In 1897 Mrs. Mary Brickell sold this 10-acre “rocky wasteland” to the City of Miami for $750. It was a half mile north of the city limits on a narrow wagon county trail. The first burial, not recorded, was of an elderly black man on 14 July 1897. The first recorded burial was H. Graham Branscomb, a 23-year-old Englishman on 20 July 1897. From its inception it was subdivided with "whites on the east end and the colored population on the west end." In 1915 the Beth David congregation began a Jewish section. Two other sections are the circles: the first, Julia Tuttle, the “Mother of Miami” buried in 1898; the second, a memorial to the Confederate Dead erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. There are 66 Confederate and 27 Union veterans buried there. Other sections include a Catholic section, American Legion, Spanish American War, and two military sections along the north and south fence lines. Among the 9,000 burials are pioneer families such as the Burdines, Peacocks, Sewells, Gilberts and Dr. James Jackson. The five oolitic limestone markers are the only known worldwide. Restoration was led by Enid Pinkney and Penny Lambeth of the African-American Committee of Dade Heritage Trust and TREEmendous Miami.
In 1897 Mrs. Mary Brickell sold this 10-acre “rocky wasteland” to the City of Miami for $750. It was a half mile north of the city limits on a narrow wagon county trail. The first burial, not recorded, was of an elderly black man on 14 July 1897. The first recorded burial was H. Graham Branscomb, a 23-year-old Englishman on 20 July 1897. From its inception it was subdivided with "whites on the east end and the colored population on the west end." In 1915 the Beth David congregation began a Jewish section. Two other sections are the circles: the first, Julia Tuttle, the “Mother of Miami” buried in 1898; the second, a memorial to the Confederate Dead erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. There are 66 Confederate and 27 Union veterans buried there. Other sections include a Catholic section, American Legion, Spanish American War, and two military sections along the north and south fence lines. Among the 9,000 burials are pioneer families such as the Burdines, Peacocks, Sewells, Gilberts and Dr. James Jackson. The five oolitic limestone markers are the only known worldwide. Restoration was led by Enid Pinkney and Penny Lambeth of the African-American Committee of Dade Heritage Trust and TREEmendous Miami.
Erected 2013 by Sons of Confederate Veterans, Dade Heritage
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Trust, Commissioners Regalado, Winton and Teele, and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-788.)
Location. 25° 47.605′ N, 80° 11.582′ W. Marker is in Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Northeast 2nd Avenue and Northeast 18th Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is inside the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1800 NE 2nd Ave, Miami FL 33132, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Marsha A. Matson, October 19, 2014
2. Miami City Cemetery Marker
Friends of the Historic Miami City Cemetery (Facebook). Friends of the Historic Miami City Cemetery have been restoring the cemetery for 16 years. (Submitted on October 19, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida.)
Photographed By Marsha A. Matson, October 19, 2014
3. Tombstone of the Peacock Family
Photographed By Marsha A. Matson, October 19, 2014
4. Confederate Soldiers Memorial
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5. Jewish Section
Photographed By Marsha A. Matson, October 19, 2014
6. Jewish Section Gate
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,011 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 19, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.