The Rosemary Cemetery is a historic

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. The cemetery is located at the northwest corner of the original plat of the town of Sarasota.

History

The cemetery was acquired by the town of Sarasota in 1903. The cemetery is a significant indicator of the early settlement as it is the first public cemetery in Sarasota and the oldest extant man-made landscape feature in the city. On November 16, 2003, it was added to the

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Notable burials

* Owen Burns, businessman and African American community leader * John Hamilton Gillespie, Sarasota's first mayor

References

External links

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Sarasota County listings
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National Register of Historic Places

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New College of Florida - Faculty and Staff Websites
{{Sarasota, Florida National Register of Historic Places in Sarasota County, Florida Buildings and structures in Sarasota, Florida Protected areas of Sarasota County, Florida Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida 1886 establishments in Florida Cemeteries established in the 1880s