Cemetery a Day in May: Houston Pioneer Cemetery

Cemetery Log Date: May 8, 2014

Oil Industry Pioneers in the Sunshine State

Houston Pioneer Cemetery in Eau Gallie, Brevard County, is the final resting place of several members of prominent early settlers to the area.  The cemetery is currently cared for by the Historic Rossetter House Museum And Gardens. 

Who:  Cared for by Historic Rossetter House Museum And Gardens, Florida Historical Society.

What:  Founding community that shaped the local area.

Where: Visit here to find out more.

When:  Open Fridays and Saturdays, 11am-4pm.  

Why:  

• Early Florida families
• Florida's burgeoning economic trade
• Feminist Florida: C. Rossetter. 
• Historic Houses

For more information about the cemetery:

http://rossetterhousemuseum.org/gardens

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Pioneer_Cemetery

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSln=Houston&GSiman=1&GScty=26417&

http://billiongraves.com/pages/cemeteries/HoustonPioneerCemetery/178556#cemetery_id=178556&lim=0&num=25&action=browse

Text: Kevin Gidusko

Images: Leonard J. DeFrancisci

2014 #CaDiM posts

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2013 #CaDiM posts
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