WUWF Public Media This monument sits at Pensacola s Miraflores Park, where an unmarked, possibly African-American cemetery could be studied by a state new task force.
Florida’s new Task force on Abandoned African-American Cemeteries recently convened for its inaugural meeting. Coincidentally, the June discovery of human remains under a historic Pensacola building has led to a 137-year old map that once marked the spot of a nearby graveyard that could fall under the scope of the group’s work.
“There was a map, I think it was labeled 16
th street from 1884 and I thought well, this could be something,” said Adrianne Walker, interim archivist and staff archaeologist at the University of West Florida Historic Trust, recalling her search through Pensacola’s map index.
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Jerry Maygarden at the UWF Endowed Scholarship Luncheon in the University Commons Conference Center in 2019.
As Pensacolians celebrate the 200th anniversary of Florida becoming a United States territory the changeover occurring in the now-downtown area WUWF’s Dave Dunwoody recently spoke with the current and four former mayors of the city. First up, Jerry Maygarden.
Maygarden, a Republican, began his political career on the Pensacola City Council in 1985. After two years as mayor pro tem, he served as Pensacola’s 55th mayor from 1991 to 94. He then served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 to 2002. Maygarden was named mayor after Vince Whibbs’ retirement.