Old City Cemetery (Jacksonville, Florida)

The Old City Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida was established in 1852 as Jacksonville's main burial ground. After the American Civil War the cemetery later interred many Confederate veterans. Being that the cemetery is over 160 years old the Jacksonville Historic Landmarks Commission has deemed it as a historic landmark of Jacksonville. The United Daughters of the Confederacy improved the cemetery by placing a historical plaque for the cemetery in 1949 and then a wall at the entrance of the cemetery in 1954.Notable burialsJohn F. Young, translator of the hymn Silent NightFrancis P. Fleming, 15th Governor of FloridaPrincess Laura Adorkor "Mother Kofi"Joseph Finnegan, Confederate generalAlexander Darnes, the first African-American physician in Jacksonville and the second in FloridaByron Kilbourn, co-founder of the City of MilwaukeeAlice Nunn, actorJacob Brock, steamboat captainAlbert J. Russell, Confederate captain, author, educator