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Cemetery

Prior to the renewed investment in the Historic Poor Farm, the land was rented out by the County to farmers to be row cropped. discovered by a farmer as he was tilling.

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wooden cross marks the western edge of the cemetery; was placed in 80s? by an unknown person.

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 worked w state archaeologist using LiDAR technology to gain understanding on the number and location of burial plots; unmarked.

In total, there are at least x number of plots. Steward documents only note x12? graves at the site. 

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we have chosen to maintain it in the X style, which is a more natural approach and entails x upkeep/lots of grass.

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Future plans for the cemetery include the installation of interpretive signage to tell the story and the creation of a trail 

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