East Broadway Cemetery - Winchester, KY
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 59.466 W 084° 10.158
16S E 748582 N 4208609
In 1833 town trustees bought about an acre for $45 for public burial ground. First cholera epidemic in U.S. reached here.
Waymark Code: WM128V6
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2020
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East Broadway Cemetery-In 1833 town trustees bought about an acre for $45 for public burial ground. First cholera epidemic in U.S. reached here. Seventy-five victims were buried here in 1833. John Ward, town trustee and a leader in forming cemetery, and his wife were both plague victims. The cemetery used until 1854. Maintained as a memorial of that terrible tragedy.
Location: Intersection of East Broadway Street and Park Avenue, Winchester KY 40391.
Marker Name: East Broadway Cemetery
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1399
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
1971 by Kentucky Historical Society-Kentucky Department of Highways.
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