Ocoee Cemetery
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Ocoee Cemetery is a very old cemetery
in Ocoee, Florida
. It is the resting place for at least nine Confederate soldiers. Once a year, usually in April or May, the Sons of the Confederate veterans holds a memorial service to honor the Confederate soldiers buried there. This is usually accompanied by cannon fire.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
in Ocoee, Florida
Ocoee, Florida
Ocoee is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. According to the 2000 census, the city proper had a population of 24,391. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 30,654. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Ocoee is...
. It is the resting place for at least nine Confederate soldiers. Once a year, usually in April or May, the Sons of the Confederate veterans holds a memorial service to honor the Confederate soldiers buried there. This is usually accompanied by cannon fire.