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Dublin Core
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Title
Viking Cemetery Collection
Alternative Title
Viking Cemetery Collection
Subject
Cemeteries--Florida
Graveyards
Description
Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Viking, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by Major B. Daniels (1860-1947), who used the land largely to grow pineapple, a significant crop in Florida at the time. By 1895, Norwegian immigrant Jens Helseth (1858-1944) moved to the area and also grew pineapple on his 80-acre farm. From these early homesteads, the tiny village of Viking grew, named so due to the abundance of Scandinavian families who settled there. Helseth granted a portion of his homestead to serve as the community cemetery by 1905, the date of the first interment. It has since then served the descendants of Helseth, his family, and friends in the small community. The cemetery is today privately owned by the great-great grandchildren of Helseth, who maintain the site.<br /><br />Viking Cemetery has been recorded as part of the Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project (FLHCRP), a project managed by the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN). This survey was undertaken with the assistance of students from Indian River State College (IRSC) under Dr. Kyle Freund. As part of their class to learn archaeological field methods, students assisted in recording Viking Cemetery. They were also responsible for the production of all metadata associated with the survey. Viking Cemetery is a small historic cemetery that represents interment styles of the early settler period of Florida to today. There are currently 59 grave markers in the cemetery, 10 of which have death dates before 1950.<br /><br />The mid-20th century in Florida saw a significant population boom after World War II. Generally, the date of 1950 provides an interesting, though in part arbitrary, point of reference to examine the effects of this population increase in regards to grave marker material and style. Of the 10 individual markers dating to before 1950, seven are made of granite and three of marble. After 1950, no grave markers are made of marble and nearly all are manufactured out of granite. This, in small scale, represents shifting consumer choices in grave marker material choices that are exhibited in many historic cemeteries in Florida. The use of marble as a material for grave markers declines as the more durable granite becomes cheaper and easier to procure through the growth of rail lines in the state and the mass distribution systems of companies like Aears, Roebuck & Company and Montgomery Ward. This examination of grave marker material change over time is one of many ways that these important sites allow us to encounter history.
Contributor
<a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank">Florida Public Archaeology Network</a>
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Contributing Project
<a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank">Florida Public Archaeology Network</a>
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
Byrn, John D., Susan McSwaim, and Mary J. Wolf. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/862154005" target="_blank"><em>St. Lucie County Almanac</em></a>. Fort Pierce, FL: St. Lucie County Library, 2007.
Florida Master Site File (FMSF) 2003 St. Lucie County Historic Resources Survey: Viking Cemetery (SL1126). On file with the Florida Master Site File, <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/historical/" target="_blank">Florida Division of Historical Resources</a>.
Rights, Lucille Rieley. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30974273" target="_blank"><em>A Portrait of St. Lucie County, Florida</em></a>. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co., 1994.
Still Image
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Title
Headstone of John P. Summerlin at Viking Cemetery
Alternative Title
John Summerlin Headstone
Subject
Fort Pierce (Fla.)
Cemeteries--Florida
Graveyards
Description
The headstone of John P. Summerlin at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Summerlin was born in 1919 and died in 1985. He was a sergeant (SGT) in the U.S. Army (USA) during World War II.<br /><br />Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by Major B. Daniels (1860-1947), who used the land largely to grow pineapple, a significant crop in Florida at the time. By 1895, Norwegian immigrant Jens Helseth (1858-1944) moved to the area and also grew pineapple on his 80-acre farm. From these early homesteads, the tiny village of Viking grew, named so due to the abundance of Scandinavian families who settled there. Helseth granted a portion of his homestead to serve as the community cemetery by 1905, the date of the first interment. It has since then served the descendants of Helseth, his family, and friends in the small community. The cemetery is today privately owned by the great-great grandchildren of Helseth, who maintain the site.
Type
Still Image
Source
Original color digital image,2016-01-21: Order 45, Field Specimen SL11143, Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project, <a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank"> Florida Public Archaeology Network </a>, Division of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida.
Is Part Of
Order 45, Project 1, Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project, <a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank">Viking Cemetery Collection</a>, Florida Historic Cemenetery Recording Project Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color digital images, January 21, 2016.
Coverage
Viking Cemetery, Fort Pierce, Florida
Publisher
<a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank">Florida Public Archaeology Network</a>
Date Created
2016-01-21
Format
image/jpg
Medium
4 color digital images
Language
eng
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by <a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank">Florida Public Archaeology Network</a>.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank">Florida Public Archaeology Network</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Accrual Method
Donation
Contributing Project
Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
<a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank">Florida Public Archaeology Network</a>
External Reference
Byrn, John D., Susan McSwaim, and Mary J. Wolf. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/862154005" target="_blank"><em>St. Lucie County Almanac</em></a>. Fort Pierce, FL: St. Lucie County Library, 2007.
Rights, Lucille Rieley. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30974273" target="_blank"><em>A Portrait of St. Lucie County, Florida</em></a>. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co., 1994.
Transcript
John P. Summerlin<br />SGT US ARMY<br />WORLD WAR II<br />MAY 26 1919 AUG 27 1985
cemeteries
cemetery
Fort Pierce
Ft. Pierce
grave
graves
gravestone
graveyards
headstones
John P. Summerlin
markers
sergeants
SGT
steles
U.S. Army
USA
Viking Cemetery
World War II
WWII