Local Boy Scout Jonathan Rodriguez stands near a concrete grave marker on Plot N of Rosemary Cemetery in Naples. Rodriguez has raised funds through his Project Reverence organization to assist in acquiring ownership of the land while also getting it designated as historically significant. Photo by Liz Gorman
Collier now
Making them visible
Rosemary Cemetery’s unmarked Black graves designated historical site
The eight Black graves at the intersection of Good-lette Frank and Pine Ridge roads, marked solely by four concrete pillars, have deteriorated over decades — almost forgotten until the 1970s.
