Moncrief Cemetery District

Memorial, Sunset Memorial and Pinehurst Cemeteries were developed and managed by the Afro-American Life Insurance Company to provide burial options for blacks in segregated Jacksonville.

With over 6,000 graves, these three cemeteries along with the adjacent Mount Olive Cemetery, New ...

Matthew Gilbert School

Reflecting the Italian Renaissance style, Matthew Gilbert School was constructed in 1926 to serve the Oakland and East Jacksonville communities. Alumni include two-time Olympic gold medal winner, Robert (Bullet) Bob Hayes.

The site was originally occupied by the Florida Baptist ...

James Edward Simpson-St. Michael's Cemetery

Born on November 18, James Edward Simpson (1807-1871) was the younger brother of Ezekiel E. Simpson. His father, John Simpson, built the Woodbine Mill, a water-powered sawmill, on the Simpson River near the town of Bagdad.

Following the death of ...

James Bright-St. Michael's Cemetery

James Bright and his wife, Elizabeth, share the same grave marked by a marble obelisk. Their grave is remarkable at St. Michael's Cemetery as a step down tomb, there are only two other step down tombs in the cemetery.

James Bright ...

Helena Bowes-St. Michael's Cemetery

Helena Bowes (1873-1939) was born in Pensacola. Her father, John Bowes, worked as an engineer for the local shipping and sawmills industries.

Helena and her sibling lived with relatives of the well-established Fauria and LeFrancois families. Helena's aunt, Sophia Fauria, ...

George Pfeiffer-St. Michael's Cemetery

Born Johann Georg Pfeiffer (1829-1873)in Germany on August 2, George Pfeiffer immigrated to America in 1849.

George settled in Pensacola where he operated a number of very profitable mercantile ventures which included: a bakery, a ship chandlery, and a buggy ...

Ezekiel E. Simpson-St. Michael's Cemetery

Ezekiel Simpson (1803-1875) born on May 27 moved to the area with his family in 1814. In 1840, Ezekiel married Sophia S. Allen of Boston, Massachusetts, and together they had three children, only one of whom survived to adulthood.

After ...

Don Tomas Possee de Rioboo-St. Michael's Cemetery

Born in Ferrol, Spain, don Tomas Possee de Rioboo (1772-1832) moved to Florida sometime prior to 1800. In 1800, Rioboo married Eugenia Josefa Bonifay, and the newlyweds were given a plot of land on the western side of Pensacola by ...

Masonic Temple Most Worshipful Grand Lodge

Completed in 1916 by the Black Masons of Florida, this six-story red brick structure serves as headquarters of the Masons of the State of Florida Grand East and the focal point for the Jacksonville black community's commercial and fraternal events. ...

Clara White Mission

The Clara White Mission is a memorial to the humanitarian activities of Clara English White (1845-1920), a former slave, and her adopted daughter, Eartha Mary Magdalene White (1876-1974). Clara White was a pioneer member of the Bethel Baptist Church. Her ...