marydisposition

Thank you. I've been doing some intense amateur research in Jacksonville and your work immediately sparked suspicions. This confirms I may not be on a wild goose chase.

During the Restoration period, typically how close were African American cemeteries to new neighborhoods? So if there was a documented black neighborhood that was torn down to build a shopping center, or a black neighborhood that became a white neighborhood in a short span of time during Jim Crow, would it be expected for there to be a cemetery within close proximity?

Do you have any indication if United States Colored Infantry veterans are included in these cemeteries? Was Tampa a place USCT vets settled??

Has anyone noticed any patterns or anomalies throughout the history of soil surveys, construction permits and plans that were required at these sites? Anything that stood out as different or stood out as a noticeable void?