Miami Cemetery History

The graves of many famous people are at Arlington Nationel Cemetary. It did not start out that way. In 1861, a Confederate General and his wife owned the house and the land. That General was Robert E. Lee. His house was across the river from Washington, D.C. The Union Army took over the land at the start of the Civil War. Union soldiers that were killed in the war was buried near the house. These soldiers were poor. Their families could not pay for them to be buried. Arlington was called a "potter's field." A potters field is a place where poor or unknown people are buried. After the war, something odd started to happen. Union officers asked to be buried at Arlington. They wanted to be near those men who had been in the war with them. Americans

Historical maps indicated that in the 18th-century, there was a “Negroes Burial Ground” (Figure 1) in what was to be the future home of a 34-story office building located at Broadway, Duane, Elk and Reade streets in New York City (Figure 2) (Roche and Blakey, 1997, p.84). When the archaeological investigation team came to the site in 1991, they unearthed (what was later renamed in 1993), the African Burial Ground of the 17th and18th-century (Roche and Blakey, 1997, p. 84). Archaeologists uncovered more than 419 reported African burials in the 6.6-acre burial ground, this initial discovery created a transformation of how New York history is perceived and how black New Yorkers connect to their heritage in New York (Rothstein, 2010). The excavation

Miami Dade College, as many other educational institutions in the country, has an international presence. More than 1,000 out of its 170,000 students represent different countries and speak 41 different languages. Among the different international affiliations, Miami Dade is a member of the Community College Initiative Program, which provides citizens from other countries the opportunity to study at a college in the United States. The program helps students develop their leadership and professional skills, and proficiency in English.

The African Burial Ground National Monument in New York recognizes the free and enslaved Africans buried in a 6.6-acre burial ground from the 1690s to 1794 (NPS, 2015). Over time, as the population and modern development proceeded, the cemetery became forgotten. A landfill created over the top of the site, sealed it off from the public’s knowledge. In 1991, contractors were prepping the land for a 34-story, 276-million dollar federal office building (GSA, n.d.). To go forth with construction, contractors worked in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (GSA, n.d.). Together, these acts require publicly funded projects to be surveyed by archaeological field-testing methods,

Arlington National Cemetery was created on June 15,1864 and is in Arlington,Virginia. It is a land, people use to bury the honorable soldiers with respect, honor and, dignity. Also in the Arlington National Cemetery is the Civil War Unknown Monument America honors all the soldiers who risked their lives and had fought in the Bull Run during the American Civil War.

On September 2nd I took a trip to the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory in Atlanta. The museum included many art exhibits from ancient cultures around the world. Including pieces from South America, Greece, and Egypt with larger exhibits as well as African and Asian cultures with smaller exhibits.

Due to the weather conditions in the city of El Paso, many of the tombs under the big old tree seem to have no names; they have wiped away any type of recognition of this person that is hidden underneath the ground. They have taken their dignity and identity, burying it under the ground with no other source of voice. From gunslingers, thieves, cowboys and farm folk along with children and famous stars, Concordia has been a place of resting souls that have long been forgotten or have had important history invested into the

John Wilkes Booth was born on May 10, 1838 in a small log cabin that no longer exists, this cabin was located in Harford County, Maryland. He was one of ten kids, four of which did not live through their youth and were buried in a small family cemetery. Most of his neighbors adored Booth in his childhood. One of Booth’s favorites was Aunty Rogers, for when one day “he got a large cut in his head” she came over to the farm to stitch up the cut and to sterilize the wound. His parents Junius Brutus Booth and Mary Ann Holmes lived on a small farm near Bel Air where a nice house called Tudor Hall was built. On the Farm John got his nickname of ‘Johnnie’, he also learned how to train his own horses and on hot days he could swim in the “large swimming pool.” His dad was often drunk off the farm, but on the farm he was away from alcohol, for he put it away from his farm.

On a solemn note, Fairview Cemetery in Bastrop is honored with a Texas Historical Marker. It is perhaps the final resting place of different ethnic groups, famous early pioneers of Texas and ordinary men and women who went about their daily lives, all of whom contributed to the dream that is Texas and helped make it the great state it is today. One area within Fairview is particularly touching because it is dedicated to the War Babies who are watched over by a large angel statue . During World War II more than 300,000 soldiers trained at Camp Swift near Bastrop, many of whom were joined by their wives during their training. Sadly, some of these families suffered children who died while their parents were at Camp Swift. Some of these families

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Arlington Cemetery as a whole is a very hard thing to put into words. The view of seeing hundreds of thousands of white headstones is incredible but also depressing. Million of people visit the cemetery every year to see just how many people actually died serving their country. The changing of the guard is an amazing site due to the absolute perfection that the guards are expected to do and do. The whole cemetery is an honorable place to be buried and an honorable place to visit.

Cemeteries can be a vital source to anything that has happened in the past. All cemeteries carry information that can answer a lot of questions. Many cemeteries possess information that can be utilized as a helpful tool. Additionally, Texas has over 1,600 cemeteries that have a Texas Historic Cemetery Status. Out of each 254 counties in Texas, at least one cemetery has been designated as an HTC. In Texas, there are numerous of cemeteries that can be accessible. However, there are some that can not be accessible anymore but they are still counted for. It was stated that it was estimated that there are roughly 50,000 cemeteries in Texas. Those cemeteries, are cemeteries that are currently range from single, isolated and often unmarked graves

For both members of the Native American and African American communities the disturbance of the remains of those believed to be their ancestors might represent not only a spiritual upset but also a further example of racial and cultural discrimination (Sayer, 2010: 71). In addition, failure to properly connect with the two communities led to members of both communities voicing their feelings of discontent over issues of civil rights and discrimination. Thus, as a result of the failure to communicate and reach a common ground in both cases led to the many costly and lengthy legal battles. In both scenarios, the human remains that were uncovered became a political symbol that was used by both parties. Once this happens, there issue of how to

For my project, I researched the Abner Pollard Mausoleum. I live one street away from the cemetery and had never known that it was a grave. I have been able to increase my knowledge on hima along with the culture of the late 1800s in Leominster as well as in the world.

On the other hand, The City of Miami Historic Preservation Office provides services to maintain and preserve these historic properties.