The Cemetery That Isn’t There: Old Giddens Cemetery in Smith Park

Entrance sign for Old Giddens Cemetery at Smith Park in Webster, Florida, with wooded area and no visible graves beyond the gate

Every place has two histories:the one you can see…and the one that’s been nearly erased. When I made my way to Webster, I wasn’t expecting a mystery. I was looking for a cemetery tied to Florida’s early pioneer families—trying to connect it back to the vanished community of Oriole Ghost Town, a place that faded … Read more