African Cemetery at Higgs Beach
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| Location | Key West, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 24°32′54″N 81°47′11″W / 24.548382°N 81.7864°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000362[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 26, 2012[1] |
The African Cemetery at Higgs Beach is an historic cemetery in Key West, Florida. It contains many graves of the 295 Africans who died in Key West after being rescued in 1860 from captured slave ships. The cemetery was discovered in 2002 using ground-penetrating radar.[2] On June 26, 2012, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 12/03/12 through 12/07/12
- ^ "African cemetery found on beach". Ocala Star-Banner. 16 Sep 2002 – via GoogleNews.
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Categories:
- African-American history of Florida
- Landmarks in Key West, Florida
- History of Key West, Florida
- National Register of Historic Places in Key West, Florida
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- 2002 archaeological discoveries
- 1860s establishments in Florida
- South Florida Registered Historic Place stubs
- Monroe County, Florida geography stubs