Home > United States of America > Delaware > New Castle County > New Castle > Moores Lane Potters Field (Defunct)
Memorials : 735
Location : New Castle, New Castle County, USA
Coordinate : 39.6905870, -75.5679540
Description : Moore's Lane Potter's Field/New Castle County Cemetery 1934-1962 (+/-). This cemetery was designated for both indigent known individuals and unidentified corpses from the Medical Examiner's Office. It was in use until the early 1960's, when a decision was made to close it in order to make way for highway and industrial construction. All burials from Moore's Lane Potters' Field were disinterred and then reinterred at a different New Castle County Potter's field on Boulden Blvd. The excavations for the construction of the Delaware Turnpike and I-295 were massive and encompassed not only the original Moore's Lane Potters' Field, but... Read More

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  • Where is Moores Lane Potters Field (Defunct)?

    Moores Lane Potters Field (Defunct) is located at Moores Lane New Castle, New Castle County ,Delaware , 19720USA.

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    735 memorials

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    Latitude: 39.6905870
    Longitude: -75.5679540

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