Mt. Laurel - Potter's Field
N 39° 55.176 W 074° 55.423
18S E 506519 N 4418836
In 1743 John Penn donated this one acre of land for the purpose of burying the indigent.
Waymark Code: WMAC9
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2006
Views: 34
There are no gravestones, only a signal graveston and two wooden poles indicating the boundries of the plots.
Marker Name: Mt. Laurel Potter's Field
Marker Type: Local? Unofficial
Marker text:
In 1743, John Penn deeded to Evesham Twp., one acre of land for stranger deceased within, negro slaves and the poor... for everyone.
Dedication Date: 09/14/1969
City: Mt. Laurel
County: Camden
Group responsible for placement: unknown
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