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The (Many) Cemeteries of Key West

The (Many) Cemeteries of Key West. A Presentation by Corey Malcom, PhD. Lead Historian, Florida Keys History Center. Images of a house, a street, a shoreline, a park and a cemetery.

Find out where the island’s bodies are buried when Dr. Corey Malcom, lead historian for the Florida Keys History Center, presents “The (Many) Cemeteries of Key West” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, at the Key West Library, 700 Fleming St.

Through an examination of historical and archaeological evidence, Malcom has identified a surprising number of burial sites, and he will share the locations and stories behind these many places where the dead are interred. The lecture is a joint presentation by the Key West Maritime Historical Society and the Florida Keys History Center and is open to the public. 

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