Grove Bahamian Cemetery
Also known as Charlotte Jane Memorial Park Cemetery
Coconut Grove, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
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Coconut Grove, Florida 33231 United StatesCoordinates: 25.72440, -80.25330 - Cemetery ID:
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The Grove Bahamian Cemetery now know as Charlotte Jane Memorial Park is an African-American cemetery. The Cemetery open in 1904 and was owned by the city.
In 1913, the cemetery property was purchased by five families for the sum of $140.00. The families that purchased the property are Burrow, Higgs, Reddick, Ross and the E.W.F. Stirrup families.
The Coconut Grove Cemetery was first used as a graveyard in the early 1900's when Miami's Bahamian immigrants moved their cemetery from another location. The cemetery was created by the Coconut Grove Colored Cemetery Association and today it is managed by the Coconut Grove Cemetery Association.
Some visitors may recognize this cemetery as the place where the graveyard scenes in Michael Jackson's Thriller video was filmed.
The Coconut Grove Cemetery is located at 3650 Charles Avenue in the Coconut Grove District of Miami, Florida. It adjoins the Charlotte Jane Memorial Cemetery, which was named in honor of the wife of E.W.F. Stirrup. The cemetery is an important historic site in the Coconut Grove Bahamian community.
The Grove Bahamian Cemetery now know as Charlotte Jane Memorial Park is an African-American cemetery. The Cemetery open in 1904 and was owned by the city.
In 1913, the cemetery property was purchased by five families for the sum of $140.00. The families that purchased the property are Burrow, Higgs, Reddick, Ross and the E.W.F. Stirrup families.
The Coconut Grove Cemetery was first used as a graveyard in the early 1900's when Miami's Bahamian immigrants moved their cemetery from another location. The cemetery was created by the Coconut Grove Colored Cemetery Association and today it is managed by the Coconut Grove Cemetery Association.
Some visitors may recognize this cemetery as the place where the graveyard scenes in Michael Jackson's Thriller video was filmed.
The Coconut Grove Cemetery is located at 3650 Charles Avenue in the Coconut Grove District of Miami, Florida. It adjoins the Charlotte Jane Memorial Cemetery, which was named in honor of the wife of E.W.F. Stirrup. The cemetery is an important historic site in the Coconut Grove Bahamian community.
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- Added: 1 Jan 2000
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 71845
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