MEDIA : Victoria Cervantes
305-375-4141 vcervantes@historymiami.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HISTORYMIAMI PRESENTS MIAMI CITY CEMETERY
HistoryMiami City Tours celebrate Halloween
MIAMI, FL (September 30, 2011) – In honor of Halloween, HistoryMiami's City Tours will offer two opportunities to book our ghoulish Miami City Cemetery tours on Friday and Saturday,
October 28 and 29, 2011.
Many prominent figures are buried at Miami’s City Cemetery such as settler Julia Tuttle, and business pioneers like the Burdine family. It was created in 1887, making it the first and oldest cemetery in Miami. Visitors can appreciate the rare tropical plants and trees here, as well as, admire the Mediterranean Revival architecture, and the historic styles of the tombstones and mausoleums.
These Ghost Tours offer a unique opportunity to learn more about Miami’s fascinating past through the cemetery’s inhabitants. Featuring historian Dr. Paul George and other HistoryMiami guides, tourgoers will hear some of the tragic and bizarre stories of those entombed at City
Cemetery, for example, the story of the “Lady in Concrete,” a woman buried in concrete by her loving husband who chose this method to preserve her body for eternity. For those of the faint of heart, the daylight walk is on Saturday, October 29, 2011.
To book these City Tours or more details, call: (305) 375-1621, email: citytours@historymiami.org, or visit: http://www.historymiami.org/tours/walking-tours/ .
About HistoryMiami
HistoryMiami is the premier cultural institution committed to gathering, organizing, preserving and celebrating Miami’s history as the unique crossroads of the Americas. We accomplish this through exhibitions, city tours, education, research, collections and publications. Visit us at 101
West Flagler Street in downtown Miami. Learn more at historymiami.org
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If you need a sign language interpreter, or materials in accessible format, please call 305-375-
5379 or email: accessibility@historymiami.org
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