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The scandal first came to light June 7, 1988, when a number of decomposing bodies were found inside the funeral home. [2] Conflicting reports state the bodies were discovered June 6, and reported on the 8th [3]. A total of 36 bodies, including one fetus and three sets of body parts, were uncovered inside the building.
Lists of deaths by day; Deaths by year This page was last edited on 20 February 2025, at 04:43 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The Old City Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida was established in 1852 as Jacksonville's main burial ground. [1] After the American Civil War the cemetery later interred many Confederate veterans and veterans of the Union Army’s United States Colored Troops. Because the cemetery is over 160 years old, the Jacksonville Historic Landmarks ...
The Beaver Street home/business was built in 1916. It was designed by architect Joseph Haygood Blodgett, an African American who worked in Jacksonville. [2] It was in business until 2019. [3] Pratt was an organizer of the Florida Negro Embalmers and Morticians Association and its first meeting was held the Pratt Funeral Home.
Schlesinger was an instructor at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Georgia from 1967 to 1968 and corporate counsel for Seaboard Coast Line Railroad in Jacksonville, Florida from 1968 to 1970. Schlesinger was the Chief Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida from 1970 to 1975.
Many of Blodgett's buildings were destroyed as part of urban renewal efforts in Jacksonville's African American communities. However, some, chiefly residences, do survive: [3] Mortuary for Lawton L. Pratt, 525 W Beaver St, Jacksonville, Florida (1915) Houses for Joseph H. Blodgett, 1241 and 1251 Hart St, Jacksonville, Florida (no date)
The Florida Times-Union is a daily newspaper in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Widely known as the oldest newspaper in the state, it began publication as the Florida Union in 1864. Its current incarnation started in 1883, when the Florida Union merged with another Jacksonville paper, the Florida Daily Times. [2]
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) for the Jacksonville Jaguars. This list is accurate through the end of the 2024 NFL season.