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The '''Melbourne Cemetery''' or '''City of Melbourne Cemetery''' is a [[cemetery]] in [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]], [[Florida]]. It is located on Hibiscus Boulevard at the intersection with Lake Street. The cemetery includes graves of original settlers of Melbourne, to include Cornthwaite John Hector who founded the city. Although formally organized as a cemetery in 1891, native Americans purported used the site as a burial grounds for many years before.<ref>Melbourne Chamber of Commerce. ''Melbourne: A Century of Memories'' (Melbourne, FL: National Printing, Inc., 1980), p. 11.</ref> |
The '''Melbourne Cemetery''' or '''City of Melbourne Cemetery''' is a [[cemetery]] in [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]], [[Florida]]. It is located on Hibiscus Boulevard at the intersection with Lake Street. The cemetery includes graves of original settlers of Melbourne, to include Cornthwaite John Hector who founded the city. Although formally organized as a cemetery in 1891, native Americans purported used the site as a burial grounds for many years before.<ref>Melbourne Chamber of Commerce. ''Melbourne: A Century of Memories'' (Melbourne, FL: National Printing, Inc., 1980), p. 11.</ref> |
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==Graves== |
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[[File:Gravemarker for Cornthwaite John Hector, Founder of Melbourne 001.jpg|thumb|260 px|Grave marker of C. J. Hector]] |
[[File:Gravemarker for Cornthwaite John Hector, Founder of Melbourne 001.jpg|thumb|260 px|Grave marker of C. J. Hector]] |
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Some of the graves include: |
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*Beaujean family |
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*Ellis family |
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*Fee family |
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*Goode family |
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*Porcher family |
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*Rhodes family |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 21:47, 15 July 2012
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_entrance_001.jpg) Entrance to Melbourne Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Location | Melbourne, Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 28°05′10.42″N 80°36′34.90″W / 28.0862278°N 80.6096944°W |
| Owned by | City of Melbourne |
The Melbourne Cemetery or City of Melbourne Cemetery is a cemetery in Melbourne, Florida. It is located on Hibiscus Boulevard at the intersection with Lake Street. The cemetery includes graves of original settlers of Melbourne, to include Cornthwaite John Hector who founded the city. Although formally organized as a cemetery in 1891, native Americans purported used the site as a burial grounds for many years before.[1]
Graves
Some of the graves include:
- Beaujean family
- Ellis family
- Fee family
- Goode family
- Porcher family
- Rhodes family
Notes
- ^ Melbourne Chamber of Commerce. Melbourne: A Century of Memories (Melbourne, FL: National Printing, Inc., 1980), p. 11.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Melbourne Cemetery.
- Melbourne Cemetery records on Internment.net