Almshouse Burial Ground
Also known as Pest House Cemetery , Quarantine Burial Ground on Salem Neck , Contagious Disease Burial Ground
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Established in 1747, this burial site was initially used for smallpox patients from the "Pest House" hospital. An almshouse replaced this hospital in 1816. The burial grounds continue to be used and the Hospital for Contagious Diseases was built next to the almshouse in 1884. The almshouse was razed in 1954 followed by the hospital in the 1980's. During the construction of condominiums on the site, five headstones were reportedly uncovered but it is not known what happened to them. For many years a single slate headstone was the only marker on the site. In 2020, a memorial was dedicated to those that are buried on the site in unmarked graves. The memorial reads:
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO LIVED AND LABORED
AT THE ALMSHOUSES AND HOSPITALS ON THIS LAND
AND IN HONOR OF THOSE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN
WHO ARE QUIETLY RESTING HERE IN UNMARKED GRAVES
DEDICATED 2020
Established in 1747, this burial site was initially used for smallpox patients from the "Pest House" hospital. An almshouse replaced this hospital in 1816. The burial grounds continue to be used and the Hospital for Contagious Diseases was built next to the almshouse in 1884. The almshouse was razed in 1954 followed by the hospital in the 1980's. During the construction of condominiums on the site, five headstones were reportedly uncovered but it is not known what happened to them. For many years a single slate headstone was the only marker on the site. In 2020, a memorial was dedicated to those that are buried on the site in unmarked graves. The memorial reads:
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO LIVED AND LABORED
AT THE ALMSHOUSES AND HOSPITALS ON THIS LAND
AND IN HONOR OF THOSE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN
WHO ARE QUIETLY RESTING HERE IN UNMARKED GRAVES
DEDICATED 2020
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Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
- Total memorials1k+
- Percent photographed76%
- Percent with GPS45%
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
- Total memorials52
- Percent photographed77%
- Percent with GPS23%
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
- Total memorials21
- Percent photographed100%
- Percent with GPS95%
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
- Total memorials879
- Percent photographed76%
- Percent with GPS51%
- Added: 17 Jan 2024
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2794356
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