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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Unearthing history at a Treasure Coast cemetery

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Unearthing history at a Treasure Coast cemetery
Unearthing history at a Treasure Coast cemetery

For years, a piece of African-American history on the Treasure Coast sat neglected.

NEGLECTED PIECE OF AFRICANAMERICAN HISTORY ON THETREASURE COAST.

A GROUP OFCOMMUNITY ACTIVISTS HASCLEANED IT UP TO SEE WHAT ELSECAN BE UNEARTHED.

AS W-P-T-VNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S JONSHAINMAN REPORTS FROM HOBESOUND, THEY COULD HELP SOLVEQUESTIONS FAMILIES HAVEWONDERED FOR DECADES.((COVER )SAV CLIP 434 TC 18:14:5“THEY HAVE TO KNOW THESE ARESOME OF THE FIRST SETTLERS INHOBE SOUND”) AS LLOYD JONESWALKS THROUGH THE GOMEZPIONEER CEMETERY, HE REFLECTSON THE HISTORY OF HISCOMMUNITY.

(SAV CLIP 461 TC24:51 :9 LLOYD JONES/HOBESOUND“I ALSO FEEL THE EMOTIONOF THIS PLACE BEING ABANDONED,NEGLECTED FOR OVER 50YEARS”.) JONES' FATHER, AKOREAN WAR VET, IS BURIEDHERE.

HE DIED WHEN LLOYD WASJUST THREE.

(CLIP 461 TC 25:15:4 LLOYD JONES“THIS CEMETERYGAVE ME THE ABILITY TO LOOKBACK AND LOOK INTO HIS LIFEAND SEE WHAT HE ACTUALLY DID”) THIS IS WHERE MEMBERS OF THEALLEN TEMPLE AME CHURCH WEREBURIED IN THE LATE 19TH ANDEARLY 20TH CENTURIES.

THECHURCH BURNED DOWN IN THE1980S AND THE CEMETERY FELLINTO DISREPAIR.

(CLIP C050 TC:14 ONE OPTION FOR NATS OFSTAKE GOING INTO GROUND”) BUTTHAT'S CHANGING.

THIS ISPROJECT MOSES, FRIENDS OF THECEMETERY MAKING A DIFFERENCE.AFTER A THOROUGH SITE CLEARINGA FEW YEARS BACK, THE NEXTCHAPTER INVOLVES USINGUNDERGROUND RADAR.

(CLIP 437TC 39:08 CHAD STEWART/BOWMANCONSULTING :9“IT SENDS ARADAR SIGNAL DOWN TO THEGROUND AND IF IT HITS ANY TYPEOF HARD OBJECT, IT SENDS ASIGNAL BACK”) (STAND CLIP 477TC 6:42 :9“AS MOREGRAVESTONES ARE BEINGUNEARTHED, MORE QUESTIONS TOBE ANSWERED.

FOR EXAMPLE, WHYIS MARY BURNS BURIED HERETWICE”) (CLIP 464 TC 43:10:12 KATHERINEHIGGINS/ARCHAEOLOGIST“SINCETHERE'S SO MANY UNMARKEDBURIALS HERE.

THERE WERE 200UNMARKED BURIALS HERE, BUTTHERE ARE ONLY 30 HEADSTONESTHAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE”)THE ULTIMATE GOALS?

TO CONNECTMORE FAMILIES, AND GET THECEMETERY ON A STATE ORNATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTRY& TOCREATE A TRUE PEACEFUL FINALRESTING PLACE FOR LLOYD JONES'FATHER, AND EVERYONE ELSE.

INHOBE SOUND, JS WPTV NC 5.HAPPENING IN LESS THAN ANHOUR..

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