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Saint Peter State Hospital Original Cemetery

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Memorials	:	59
Location	:	Saint Peter, Nicollet County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.3123380, -93.9872970
Description	:	The same road is used to access two cemeteries: Resurrection Cemetery and the St. Peter State Hospital Original Cemetery. Going west on highway 99 from St. Peter for about one mile, there is a large sign that says ‘Resurrection Cemetery 400 feet Ahead.’ Turning right proceed down this road until you see a rail fence. By that fence there is a brown colored sign with white lettering that states ‘State Hospital Original Cemetery 1866-1913 Ahead 200 feet with an arrow pointing East to the Original Cemetery ---------------------------------------- The Minnesota Asylum for the Insane in St. Peter, Minnesota opened in... Read More	The same road is used to access two cemeteries: Resurrection Cemetery and the St. Peter State Hospital Original Cemetery. Going west on highway 99 from St. Peter for about one mile, there is a large sign that says ‘Resurrection Cemetery 400 feet Ahead.’ Turning right proceed down this road until you see a rail fence. By that fence there is a brown colored sign with white lettering that states ‘State Hospital Original Cemetery 1866-1913 Ahead 200 feet with an arrow pointing East to the Original Cemetery ---------------------------------------- The Minnesota Asylum for the Insane in St. Peter, Minnesota opened in December, 1866. (subsequently referred to as the St. Peter State Hospital and currently the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center). The first deaths occurred shortly thereafter and, according to sources, it is unknown where the first interments (around 20) are located. Subsequent interments were located at the ‘Original' Cemetery on State Hospital land. Interments were identified by small wooden crosses and identification tags. In 1895 a prairie fire destroyed all identification for approximately 521-574 souls. Today a large cross stands in this first section of the ‘Original' Cemetery. A few named markers are in this section. In the second section of the ‘Original' cemetery beginning in January, 1896 – December, 1913, interments were identified with numbers (1-433) instead of named markers because of the stigma associated with being a patient at the ‘Insane Asylum' in that era. Several family members have placed named markers above their ancestor's number. In 1980, the State Hospital sold the St. Peter State Hospital Original Cemetery and additional land to First Lutheran Church, which owns Resurrection Cemetery adjacent to the ‘Original' Cemetery. While every attempt to achieve accuracy of these records was made, cemetery and death records made this challenging. Corrections to an individual's memorial page from descendants or additional information about their ancestor are welcomed.

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Latitude: 44.3123380
Longitude: -93.9872970

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Resurrection Cemetery
Saint Peter, Nicollet County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3133010, -93.9882970

2. Saint Peter State Hospital Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3077220, -93.9746060

3. Christ Chapel Memorial Garden
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4. Calvary Cemetery
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5. Church of the Holy Communion Churchyard
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6. Greenhill Cemetery
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7. Kasota Hill Cemetery
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8. Woodlawn Cemetery
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9. French Cemetery
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14. Savidge Lake Cemetery
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15. MeadowBrook Woods
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16. Ottawa Cemetery
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17. Saint Michaels Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2650900, -94.0917100

18. Cullen Trading Post Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3499922, -94.0999921

19. Elim Welsh Cemetery
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20. Belgrade Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2256012, -94.0307999

21. Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2094002, -93.9942017

22. Middle Lake Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3404846, -94.1291428

23. Wendelschafer Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2791510, -93.8374790

24. Cleveland Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3046989, -93.8283005

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