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Crestview vicinity
1860s Old Bethel Cemetery Old Bethel Cemetery is an historic and active cemetery near Crestview, Florida, and is the site of a local Civil War tale. The legend has formed around a few sandstone rocks located in the cemetery which the community believes mark a mass grave from the Civil War after a nearby skirmish on the Yellow River. Although limited historical research has been unsuccessful in determining if a skirmish did indeed occur at this location, the legend of the field stones and the skirmish is still a popular tale in the town's modern day culture and heritage. Currently, research focusing on the legend of the field stones is ongoing as a thesis project in Anthropology at the University of West Florida. « prev 1 next »

Crestview vicinity

1860s

Old Bethel Cemetery

Old Bethel Cemetery is an historic and active cemetery near Crestview, Florida, and is the site of a local Civil War tale. The legend has formed around a few sandstone rocks located in the cemetery which the community believes mark a mass grave from the Civil War after a nearby skirmish on the Yellow River. Although limited historical research has been unsuccessful in determining if a skirmish did indeed occur at this location, the legend of the field stones and the skirmish is still a popular tale in the town's modern day culture and heritage. Currently, research focusing on the legend of the field stones is ongoing as a thesis project in Anthropology at the University of West Florida.

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