Fond du Lac County Home Cemetery - Fond du Lac, WI
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member onfire4jesus
N 43° 45.032 W 088° 28.586
16T E 381132 N 4845224
This historical marker is located at the site of the Cemetery which is today on the grounds of the Rolling Meadows Golf Course at 560 W Rolling Meadows Dr in Fond du Lac, WI.
Waymark Code: WM4KER
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Cheeseheads
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Please note this marker is on the grounds of the golf course. Visitors should check in with the staff before proceeding onto the grounds.

The marker reads:

"COUNTY HOME CEMETERY
FOND DU LAC
This site marks the Fond du Lac County Farm Cemetery. The Farm, no longer extant, was founded in 1856 to assist indigent and mentally ill county residents. The cemetery, about 65' x 295' in size, was also known as the Courthouse Burial Grounds. Wooden markers once denoted the burial plots of the residents, interred here over a period of 100 years.
ERECTED 2000
County: Fond du Lac

Location: Other

MarkerID: 452
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