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Historic Destin cemetery needs help obtaining new fence
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DESTIN — It may be small, but it holds a lot of history and needs help to keep it preserved.
The nearly half-acre Marler Memorial Cemetery nestled under the oaks on Calhoun Avenue needs a new fence.
The cemetery holds some of Destin’s earliest settlers such as Leonard Destin, Elisha Marler and David Marler, all dating back to the 1800s.
It was started as a place for community burials back in 1884 by William T. Marler. Since then, the modest lot has become the burial ground for the early families of Destin.
“No one has ever paid a dime to be buried in that cemetery,” said Lloyd Taylor, president of the Marler Memorial Cemetery board. Thus, the board has “very limited funds,” he said.
The nearly half-acre Marler Memorial Cemetery nestled under the oaks on Calhoun Avenue needs a new fence.
The cemetery holds some of Destin’s earliest settlers such as Leonard Destin, Elisha Marler and David Marler, all dating back to the 1800s.
It was started as a place for community burials back in 1884 by William T. Marler. Since then, the modest lot has become the burial ground for the early families of Destin.
“No one has ever paid a dime to be buried in that cemetery,” said Lloyd Taylor, president of the Marler Memorial Cemetery board. Thus, the board has “very limited funds,” he said.
And every penny that comes in goes right back out to pay for electricity and upkeep of the cemetery.
The board is looking to replace the fencing that faces Calhoun.
“We all know fences don’t keep people out, but they do deter vandalism,” Taylor said.
The board is looking to replace the fencing that faces Calhoun.
“We all know fences don’t keep people out, but they do deter vandalism,” Taylor said.