Cemetery a Day in May: God's Little Acre
Cemetery Log Date: May 15, 2013
God's Little Acre is a cemetery that goes by many names, including Wildwood Cemetery and Moultrie Churchyard. The cemetery began as a Methodist churchyard surrounding a small frame church built in 1877. The grave markers show the changing popularity of funerary materials over a time period of one hundred years, from conch shells and wood to marble and granite.
Who: Maintained by Hagen Wildwood Restoration Association
What: Fenced historic cemetery with variety of markers and monuments
Where: 480 Wildwood Drive, St. Augustine, link to Google Map
Where: 480 Wildwood Drive, St. Augustine, link to Google Map
When: Contact Preservation Association for access into gate or join a clean-up day (see below)
Why:- Clasped hands on headstones to reaffirm the message of hope of being together again.
- Gates on headstones thought to symbolize entry into heaven.
- Lamb headstones, popular design on children's gave stones in the 19th and 20th centuries as a sybol of innocence.
- Simple hearts carved into marble and concrete, a 19th century symbol of the soul and source of love.
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Text and images: Sarah Miller, FPAN staff.
For previous posts search: Cemetery a Day in May or #CaDiM
Intro, May 1: National, May 2: Oakdale, May 3: Murphy's Creek, May 4: Mt. Olive, May 5: Bosque Bello, May 6: Old City, May 7: Espanola, May 8: Tolomato, May 9: Pacetti, May 10: West View, May 11: Magnolia Springs, May 12: St. Peter's, May 13: Gravely Hill, May 14: Pilgrim's Rest, May 15: God's Little Acre
For previous posts search: Cemetery a Day in May or #CaDiM
Intro, May 1: National, May 2: Oakdale, May 3: Murphy's Creek, May 4: Mt. Olive, May 5: Bosque Bello, May 6: Old City, May 7: Espanola, May 8: Tolomato, May 9: Pacetti, May 10: West View, May 11: Magnolia Springs, May 12: St. Peter's, May 13: Gravely Hill, May 14: Pilgrim's Rest, May 15: God's Little Acre