The third annual historical tour of H. Warren Smith Cemetery in Jacksonville Beach will be held at 2 p.m. E.S.T. Sunday, November 1st, 2015.
Visit the graves of a former CBS Vietnam War correspondent who was eulogized by Walter Cronkite; John F. Kennedy's right-hand man on PT-109; prisoners of war from World War II and the Civil War; a former sports personality from the 1950s; and well-known Beaches residents such as Hughie Oesterreicher and Arthur Penman. The tour will be led by Johnny Woodhouse, The Beaches Leader's resident history detective.
The tour starts and ends at the entrance to the cemetery on Penman Road. Parking is available at the Plaza Shopping Center on the south side of Beach Boulevard and at neighboring Lee Kirkland Cemetery. Do not park in the cemetery so that other cemetery visitors are not interrupted by the tour. The tour is limited to 40 participants. Tickets are $7 for museum members and $10 for non-members. Tickets are available at the museum.
