Rochester State Hospital Cemetery - Rochester, MN, USA
N 44° 01.757 W 092° 26.266
15T E 545054 N 4875278
This cemetery was used by the Rochester State Hospital (insane asylum) in Rochester, Minnesota from 1886 to 1965. The hospital was closed in 1982 and later demolished.
Waymark Code: WMA782
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2010
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Between 1886 and 1965, 2,019 patients of the Rochester State Hospital were buried in unmarked graves at this location.
Using old records and maps, 530 graves have been located and marked with gravestones in 2007. The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery Recognition, together with Remembering with Dignity, hope to place headstones on all of the graves in the cemetery..
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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