Ramsey County History – Summer 2000: “Plans for Preserving ‘Potters’ Field:’ – Heritage of the Public Welfare System”

Plans for Preserving ‘Potters’ Field:’—Heritage of the Public Welfare System
Author: Robert C. Vogel

In early 2000, a management plan was developed for the cemetery on the Ramsey County Poor Farm. The cemetery’s roots go back to 1895 when the county board of commissioners established a “potters’ field” for the burial of indigent persons. It covered about three acres and contained nearly 3,000 unmarked graves.

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