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Poor Farm Cemetery

Memorials : 0
Location : Vincennes, Knox County, USA
Coordinate : 38.6482500, -87.4876400
Description : Poor Farm Cemetery (Potter's Field) was located about three miles east of Vincennes on South Hart Street. As early as 1800 provisions were made for keeping and burying the poor, but it was not until 1820 that initial steps were take toward the erection of a home for paupers. In 1820 General W Johnson was appointed to purchase a farm for the asylum. In 1852 a new asylum was erected, and the commissioners issued an order requiring all paupers to be sent to the asylum. In 1881 a new asylum was built to serve the people of Vincennes... Read More

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  • Where is Poor Farm Cemetery?

    Poor Farm Cemetery is located at South Hart St Vincennes, Knox County ,Indiana , 47591USA.

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  • Where are the coordinates of the Poor Farm Cemetery?

    Latitude: 38.6482500
    Longitude: -87.4876400

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