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Creation Date
1-18-2010
Building Name
E W Lawson Funeral Home
Description
E W Lawson Funeral Home, Palatka, Fl.
E. W. Lawson & Son Funeral Home has been proudly serving Palatka, Florida for almost 100 years. It is the oldest family owned business in Palatka. E. W. Lawson and Mary Jane Lawson came to Palatka, Florida in 1913 from Orlando, Florida. W. Carl Davis and Son, who had been handling all funerals for the blacks in this community, suggested to E. W. Lawson that he open a funeral home for the black people of this community.
Latitude, Longitude
29.647476, -81.637863
Keywords
Taylor, George Lansing, Jr.; Lance Taylor; Photographers -- Florida --Jacksonville; Photograph collections -- Florida -- Jacksonville; Commercial buildings-Florida-Palatka; E W Lawson & Sons Funeral Home; Funeral Home; E. W. Lawson & Mary Jane Lawson; Putnam County (Fl.); Palatka (Fl.)