Friends of Tampa Recreation, Inc., have partnered with the Tampa Historical Society, Inc. to sponsor this graveyard tour -- which is not intended to be frightening but is packed with historical facts, some bizarre.
Historic Oaklawn Cemetery is Tampa's oldest burial ground and the final resting place for many early-area notables, including 13 mayors, veterans of seven wars, and victims of five yellow-fever epidemics.
Tampa historian Maureen Patrick will appear in elaborate 19th-century mourning attire in the character of Miss Prudence Fipwhistle (1855-1899), telling stories of Tampa's most notorious and prominent citizens, religious customs and taboos, plus Civil War history.
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Proceeds benefit the Tampa Historical Society Inc.
Reservations not required. Please arrive five minutes early.