The grave of Madison Starke Perry, Florida’s fourth governor, with an iron cross from the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Perry owned a plantation in what is now Rochelle, Florida and fought in the Civil War for the Confederacy. (Hailee Papa/WUFT News)
Members of the Rochelle community want to preserve and recognize their history through obtaining historical markers for two of their cemeteries.
Rochelle residents want historical markers for Oak Ridge Cemetery and Coleman Cemetery, historical sites reflecting north central Florida’s eras of slavery and segregation…