A while ago, I had two quick posts on the Jefferson County Potter’s Field, which is an old cemetery near our house (those posts are here and here).
In that second update, I shared a picture of the stone which marks the cemetery. Here’s how it looked then:
Clearly, something was getting fixed up. It turns out, there wasn’t just a new garden in store for us, but the county cleaned up the stone marker and put in a bench!
It has become a very nice place to sit and enjoy some quiet time. And for those who are interested in the history of the field, there is a new sign up with information on the small cemetery.
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How lovely, but sad the records have been lost.
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It is – at least they’re keeping up the cemetery, though. Better that than nothing.
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It does look a wonderfully peaceful place to take some time out 🙂
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It is – nice and quiet as well.
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Perfect 🙂
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It’s always nice when effort is put into improving an area.
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It really is. That it’s nice and close to our house is an added bonus.
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A lovely and greatly improved area. Nicely done.
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I’m so glad they added the bench. It makes it a place you want to go and sit a while.
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Nice to be able to contemplate the lives of those buried there.
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It really is.
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nice improvements
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They really are. And just a short walk from our house, if we want to go sit in the country and enjoy some quiet for a few minutes.
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lovely
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Thanks for sharing. I had no idea. It does look like a very peaceful spot for reflection.
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It’s really pleasant – more so than you would expect from a cemetery.
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Agreed. Although I have seen some of the most beautiful cemeteries. I used to work very near one and I’m nice days it was a pleasant place to take a walk and have lunch.
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I actually walk in one when we go to football games, depending on where we stay. It’s peaceful and pleasant.
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Agreed.
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I love cemeteries. When people bother to put effort into upkeeping and improving them, I feel very happy. This made me very happy
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I particularly like this one, as it could so easily have been forgotten and plowed under as another field.
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Glad they made the improvements. It does look like a really peaceful area to sit a spell. Wonder if there are any locals left who remember any of the souls buried there? It’s sad when records are lost/destroyed.
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I wonder the same thing – I suspect there are, but not many. Chances are if you ended up there, you probably didn’t have much stability in your life.
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Sort of sad, isn’t it. But, at least they had a place to be laid to rest.
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That’s such a big improvement. It’s good to see the site restored and respected.
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I agree. It’s nice they made it a welcoming place as well. If others grow to love it, there will be more people to keep it up and make sure it is remembered going forward.
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Life before Social Services was pretty grim. (Without getting too political, it seems there are some who want to send us back to that level of care. 😦 )
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That is really amazing. So lovely to see people are taking some care in the upkeep !!! For me it is a huge eye-opener, the cemeteries here in SA are a shocker and it is so so sad.
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That’s too bad – the big cemeteries here are usually in very good shape. Smaller ones like this are easily forgotten, though many are kept up nicely, as this one now is.
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