Paranormal & Ghost Society


	Longwood Cemetery dates back to the 19th century and contains many prominent individuals to the area such as the Entzminger and Clouser families. The cemetery is only a few acres large and is surrounded by houses and a baseball park. The older graves have baseball symbols on them so whoever is buried here definitely loved the sport. Their are a mix of graves most very spread out everything from upper burials, to regular tombstones, to even a couple of vaults. If you do not remember Entzminger is I mentioned him on our Big Tree Park prologue page. The Entzminger's were very prominent in the community back in the 1920s. Charles Entzminger had a daughter which he built a house for in the area. Charles was also a member of the Florida Legislature opened and reopened the Longwood Hotel in 1910. He was also an incorporator of the Overstreet Turpentine Company which was operating in 1905 in downtown Longwood. He was also was one of the first trustees appointed for the Longwood District of the Seminole County School Board and County Commissioner when Seminole county was formed from Orange County. Also built by Charles was a Garage Apartment in Longwood. Then Their was Robert Entzminger who was a cousin of Charles which was involved also with the community. The Clouser family is also buried here. Josiah B. Clouser served as mayor for Longwood three different times in three different decades during the 1880s. He moved his wife and two children here from PA in 1881. He moved here to help better her health and operated Longwood's first store. He built a small cottage and after awhile a much larger home for his family in the area. He also ran a merchandise store in Longwood. Josiah owned a Cabinet Shop which eventually would be turned to face a different way in the 1930s and had new additions. Whether the shop is still owned by the family I do not know. The cottage was eventually turned into a gift shop by Josiah's great grandchildren after the purchased it. In 1914 one of the oldest buildings in Longwood was turned into the Woman's club by the younger brother named Daniel. My point in all of this is that their is alot of history to those buried here. This is not the place where the big and bad is going to jump at you nor is it a place of discomfort. Its rather what I call a peacefully haunted spot where you know the ghost are their but there is a sense of harmony in the air. Longwood Cemetery served many of the first settlers who came to the area when the town was developed. Most of these people buried here have been to the ballpark we investigated nearby just as they visited The Senator Tree as well. So yes their is a connection perhaps to the cemetery and other places nearby. © By Rick-AngelOfThyNight