Historic Oaklawn Cemetery
This hallowed ground set aside as a town burial site in 1850 "for whites & slaves alike" is the resting place for many of Tampa's founding fathers, mayors, and county officers.
A governor of Florida, two Supreme Court Judges, framers of all five Florida Constitutions 1839-1885, and soldiers of seven wars. Veterans of the Second Seminole War, Mexican War, Billy Bowlegs Indian War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II rest here.
Marker is at the intersection of North Morgan Street and East Fortune Street, on the right on North Morgan Street.
Information provided by Florida Division of Historical Resources and hmdb.org
