West Augustine Improvement Association

MLK Day 2026 St. Augustine

on January 07, 2026

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Come join us this 2026 MLK Day in St. Augustine

Location: St. Augustine, FL, USA

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2025 Spring Cemeteries Cleanup in St. Augustine

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This week is a big week for the Pinehurst and San Sebastian Cemeteries, two of the oldest African American cemeteries in Florida. The cemeteries and the surrounding areas are undergoing a Ground Penetrating Radar and LiDar Study to identify the possibility of unmarked graves and boundaries of the Cemeteries. This is thanks to a grant from the Florida Department of State Historical Resorces. In the past month or so, members of the West Augustine Improvement Association and volunteers have worked hard on preparing the cemeteries for this study, clearing more ground than ever before and even clearing an overgrown "road" adjacent to the cemeteries. Throughout the historic cemeteries, graves are missing markers, sunken areas indicate possible graves, and longtime St. Augustine residents tell us about ancestors they know are buried here, but whose graves they cannot find. For a small non-profit organization such as WAIA, this is a huge undertaking, and we...

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