Zion Cemetery marker to be unveiled Wed. in Tampa
A historic marker is unveiled at the once-forgotten Zion Cemetery in Tampa
The 2.5-acre cemetery, which is believed to be Tampa’s first burial ground for African American residents, was created in 1901. In the mid 1920s, the cemetery was owned by white businessmen who sold parts of the land for development.
Tampa restaurateur Richard Gonzmart says his empty warehouse that sits atop an erased Black cemetery along North Florida ...
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Leaders to designate Tampa home that belonged to successful Black entrepreneur as local historic landmarkTampa City Council recently voted to designate a home – which belonged to a successful Black entrepreneur in the 1920s – as a ...
TAMPA, Fla. — A new historical marker will honor the erased Zion Cemetery in Tampa, where archaeologists found hundreds of graves under public housing apartments and two adjacent businesses.
The pending real estate deal could help restore an erased Black cemetery where archaeologists found hundreds of graves.
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They are the names of those buried in what is believed to be Tampa’s oldest African American cemetery, Zion Cemetery, which is located along N. Florida Avenue. “This is truly sacred ground ...
ABC Action News Reporter Chad Mills takes us through the history of Zion Cemetery and the efforts to preserve these unmarked ...
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Mt. Zion Black cemetery finally has a permanent memorialThe Mt. Zion Black cemetery finally has a permanent memorial after the City of Tampa unveiled a plaque Wednesday at the ...
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