Potter's Field

"Potter's Field",
Lancaster (city), Lancaster Co., PA

13. "Potter's Field"

Located west of Chesapeake Street, north of Dauphin Street, behind the former Lancaster poor house.

History:

Potter's Field is located behind the former Lancaster Poor House, and became the resting place of those who died while in the care of the poor house.

Burial Records:

Lancaster County Connections, vol.3, no.3, p.52-54.

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Note: The textual information provided for each cemetery concerning location, history and record location is provided courtesy of the Lancaster County Historical Society and is taken from their c.1993 publication "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania" by A. Hunter Rineer. To purchase this book or for additional information and records concerning cemeteries please contact the historical society at their website http://lanclio.org or email them at lchs@ptd.net.

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This webpage was first created 6/23/1998

and last modified 01/05/2002