Capitol Hill in Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old City Cemetery

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 6, 2014

1. Old City Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The present boundaries of the Old City Cemetery were established by the Florida Territorial Council in 1829. Many pioneers and their slaves are buried here, although some early Tallahasseans were buried several hundred feet east of this site. The cemetery also contains graves of Confederate and Federal troops (white and Negro), some of the fatalities from the Battle of Natural Bridge, 1865, which marked the end of the ill-fated Northern attempt to seize the capital during the War Between the States.

Erected 1963 by the Florida Board of Parks and Historical Memorials in Cooperation With Anna Jackson Chapter UDC No. 224 Susan Bradford Eppes Chapter C of C No. 26. (Marker Number F-106.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 30° 26.517′ N, 84° 17.145′ W. Marker is in Tallahassee, Florida, in Leon County. It is in Capitol Hill. Marker is at the intersection of North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and West Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north on

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North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: North Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Tallahassee FL 32301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Major General David Lang (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Antonio Proctor, George Proctor, John Proctor (about 500 feet away); Prince and Princess Murat (about 700 feet away); Trinity United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Trinity United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); USS Tallahassee (approx. ¼ mile away); Commerce and Community (approx. ¼ mile away); James and Dorothy Tookes House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallahassee.

Old City Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 6, 2014

2. Old City Cemetery

Graves of Unknown Confederate troops from the Civil War image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 6, 2014

3. Graves of Unknown Confederate troops from the Civil War

"In this section lie an unknown number of Confederate dead; known but to God."

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 682 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on December 10, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.