Buried Florida: The Forgotten Coastline

Discover the graveyards of Florida's Forgotten Coastline, from St. Mark's to Mexico Beach, with photographs and real stories. Casey Fredette takes you to the graveyards and burial places of one of Florida's final untapped areas, the Forgotten Coastline. This last expanse of Old Florida is standing strong against the possibly inevitable modernization of Florida's Forgotten Coastline. Stretching from St. Mark's to Mexico Beach, the communities within the coast share a long and history-rich past. Exploring the graveyards, cemeteries, and other burial places across this region offers a blueprint to the area's many changes through the years. The markers and graves that fill the burying yards are put to the test, having to fight not only against time but the brutal Florida heat, sun, and weather. Fantastic sculptures, handmade markers, and even paper can be observed in these cemeteries. Hurricanes, wars, disease outbreaks, and transformation of the area itself have all come at a human cost, a cost that the Forgotten Coastline doesn't forget. This book combines photographs and real-life stories to take the reader into the background of those buried along the Forgotten Coastline and how they helped shape what is there today and its future.