A truly unique monument to the past, the tombstones 

in the cemetery trace the city’s history, reflecting not only 

the status and ethnicity of individuals buried in its plots, 

but also the shifting of society in our coastal community of 

Pensacola as it developed and experienced both struggles 

and triumphs. The surviving colonial roadbed at the south 

end of the cemetery’s site is a further tie to the past—another 

way to walk a path traversed by so many souls that have 

gone before. 

Among its notable residents lies William Alexander 

Blount, a significant lawyer whose reputation throughout 

the country gained him the honor of becoming the 

President of the American Bar Association. A man of 

great integrity, Blount made an important contribution 

to law, politics, transportation, and philanthropy; and his 

generosity extended to the youth and the African American 

communities of the city he called home and beyond. 

Preceding Blount in his interment at the cemetery, 

developer George William Faust is known for his notable 

purchases of land and the subsequent contributions made 

by his family as Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties were 

established. Among the parcels of land listed among his 

purchases is an area now included in the Naval Live Oaks 

Area of Santa Rosa Island National Seashore.

The so-called “King of Pensacola” Don Francisco Moreno 

also resides on these hallowed grounds, forever remembered 

for his prominence in the community as an investor, 

developer, and the founder of the city’s very first bank. 

Serving as the official representative of Spain in Pensacola 

for 50 years, he forged an invaluable relationship between 

the city and his home country even as he helped Pensacola 

realize greater potential.

Regardless of their notoriety or relative obscurity, all 

who have been laid to rest at St. Michael’s Cemetery have 

become a part of Pensacola’s history, deserving of respect 

and reverence as lives that helped shape the city. Preserving 

those precious souls and their presence here, the cemetery 

is now managed by the St. Michael’s Cemetery Foundation 

of Pensacola, Inc., which works closely with the University 

of West Florida and various other community organizations 

who share the goal of maintaining its existence and 

researching its inhabitants.

Open daily from 9:00am -5:00pm, 

St. Michael’ Cemetery is located at the corner of 

Alcaniz and Garden Streets, Pensacola, Florida. 

For more information,

visit www.stmichaelscemetary.org

or call (850) 436-4643.

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