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Potter's Field Madison Square Park

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Location : Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), USA
Coordinate : 40.7421300, -73.9880400
Description : A public cemetery, it served as the burial ground for Bellevue Hospital and the New York City Almshouse. Many victims of Manhattan's yellow fever epidemics are buried here. It was superseded by the Potter's Field at present-day Washington Square Park. ▫ Years of use: 1794 — 1797. ▫ Cemetery disposition: Destroyed. The burials were left in place, but the site was leveled and redeveloped as a federal arsenal. It became Madison Square Park in 1847.

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    Potter's Field Madison Square Park is located at Madison Square Park Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan) ,New York ,USA.

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    Latitude: 40.7421300
    Longitude: -73.9880400

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