Cemetery is well kept. Very peaceful and quiet place to visit. Besides the 1928 Flood Mass Grave Site, its also the grave sites to 2 PBCSO Deputies that were killed in the line of duty, Deputy Manuel & Deputy Wallace. Two very fine young men. I have also included an overhead view of the cemetery showing the locations. The City of Pahokee is in charge of and maintains this cemetery. FYI, the Mass Grave Site is located at these GPS Coordinates. 26.995299, -80.581108 I hope this helps.
October 2022
I love visiting cemeteries, looking at the old tombstones, checking the dates, reading the encryptions. Lots of vets interned here, mostly WW I and WW II. Quite a few hand carved tombstones. If you are a tombstone tourist, stop by if you're in the area... read full review
February 2020
Port Mayaca Memorial Gardens is located in unincorporated Martin County on State Road 76. This sparsely populated area is named for the Mayaca tribe. The cemetery was formed when this site was chosen to bury the victims of the 1928 Hurricane that claimed the lives of many Glades residents. An estimated 3,000 people died as a result of the category 5 hurricane, three quarters of which were African-American migrant farm workers. The hurricane caused the earthen dikes surrounding Lake Okeechobee to collapse resulting in flooding that caused many people to drown. Over 1,600 people were buried at Port Mayaca in a mass grave. The marker for the hurricane victims is in the east... read full review
Cemetery is well kept. Very peaceful and quiet place to visit. Besides the 1928 Flood Mass Grave Site, its also the grave sites to 2 PBCSO Deputies that were killed in the line of duty, Deputy Manuel & Deputy Wallace. Two very fine young men. I have also included an overhead view of the cemetery showing the locations. The City of Pahokee is in charge of and maintains this cemetery.
FYI, the Mass Grave Site is located at these GPS Coordinates. 26.995299, -80.581108
I hope this helps.
I love visiting cemeteries, looking at the old tombstones, checking the dates, reading the encryptions. Lots of vets interned here, mostly WW I and WW II. Quite a few hand carved tombstones. If you are a tombstone tourist, stop by if you're in the area... read full review
Port Mayaca Memorial Gardens is located in unincorporated Martin County on State Road 76. This sparsely populated area is named for the Mayaca tribe. The cemetery was formed when this site was chosen to bury the victims of the 1928 Hurricane that claimed the lives of many Glades residents. An estimated 3,000 people died as a result of the category 5 hurricane, three quarters of which were African-American migrant farm workers. The hurricane caused the earthen dikes surrounding Lake Okeechobee to collapse resulting in flooding that caused many people to drown. Over 1,600 people were buried at Port Mayaca in a mass grave. The marker for the hurricane victims is in the east... read full review