Russian Mennonites - Hillcrest Cemetery, Florence, KS
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The Snowdog
N 38° 15.225 W 096° 55.775
14S E 681158 N 4235996
This mass grave marks the final rest for three hundred Russian Mennonites who perished in a smallpox epidemic - in Hillcrest Cemetery, Florence, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM14MT7
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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This mass grave is in the northwest corner of Hillcrest Cemetery, north of Florence. A marker indicates that over three hundred Russian Mennonites perished in a smallpox epidemic over the winter of 1874-5 and were buried here. One can only imagine the hardships of that time and place.
Burial Location: Hillcrest Cemetery

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