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The Yellow Fever Monument

The Yellow Fever Monument is a prominent Obelisk in the southeast corner of the “Old Yard” at Evergreen.

In 1887-1888 a Yellow Fever epidemic swept through parts of Florida.  The Gainesville Guard was ordered to Fernandina to help the stricken city. Lt. Elam A. Evans and Sgt. Mosley Fitch Miller were among the many victims of Yellow Fever. Their comrades erected this monument in their honor in 1890.

Originally positioned on the northeast corner of the downtown courthouse square in Gainesville, it was moved in 1926 to the entrance of Evergreen Cemetery. After being damaged by cars, it was moved to its present location at the southeast corner of Evergreen Cemetery.

The Yellow Fever Monument at Evergreen Cemetery

The Yellow Fever Monument at Evergreen Cemetery

Walk Through

  • Beginnings
  • James Tilatha Thomas
  • James Bledsoe Bailey
  • Augustus Steele
  • Watson and Olivia Porter
  • Major William R. Thomas
  • Stars & Stripes
  • William Haisley Lynch
  • The Yellow Fever Monument
  • The Statesmen
  • The Scientists
  • Dr. Sarah Lucretia Robb
  • Norman DeVaux
  • Dr. James Robert Cade
  • The Educators
  • The Birds of Evergreen Cemetery
  • The Trees of Evergreen Cemetery
  • Funerary Art
  • Woodmen of the World Funerary Art
  • Our Neighbors
  • Tom’s Tree
  • Evergreen’s Beloved Maud
  • A Prayer for Evergreen

Artists

  • Frank Barone
  • Eleanor Blair
  • Randy Batista
  • John A. O’Connor
  • Bob Senesac
  • Anne Seraphine
  • Russell Etling
  • Artist Contact Information

Credits

  • Exhibition Team
  • Exhibition Sponsors
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