MANATEE BURYING GROUND

Manatee Burying Ground is a Florida historical marker in Bradenton, Manatee County, dedicated 1966.

Manatee County · dedicated 1966 · 15th St. East and 6th Ave E., Bradenton

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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. 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.

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Marker data: Florida Historical Marker Program, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State

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