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The Village of Bagdad is located in Northwest Florida at the intersection of the Blackwater River and Pond Creek Here a hardy people carved out, by the end of the 19th Century, the largest economic concern in the State of Florida
Harvesting, lumbering and milling virgin heart pine and swamp cypress, they created a great mill and shipbuilding town. Here on a hill west of town, most were laid to rest.
The cemetery contains some of the most ornate and detailed monuments in the South. From John Forsyth's obelisk (Bagdad's founder and State Senator), who was buried standing up so he could look over his beloved town, to former slaves used as labor for the mills. Bagdad played a pivotal roll in Florida from the Antebellum Age, through the Civil War, the Industrial Age and all the way to the beginning of World War II.
FIRST SATURDAY of each month is Cemetery Cleanup Day
9 till noon and refreshments are served. Bring the whole family and help clean your relatives grave or clean an historic grave site to help Save Our History
The annual Legends to Lore cemetery event is scheduled for Oct. 11th
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