Northampton State
Hospital
There
may be over 400 ex-patients buried in this field at Northampton
State Hospital |
The Northampton
State Hospital Burial Site Project is working to have the cemetery
properly memorialized, recognized as a distinct historical site,
and to have the site cared fro with dignity and respect. Although
records for the cemetery have been lost, 181 burials have been confirmed
with another 413 probably burials at the stie. The location of the
cemetery is known but there are no longer any grave markers there.
Some have speculated that markers have sunk below the ground. You
can learn more about the effort to restore the cemetery at Northampton
State Hospital by going to this website: Northampton
State Hospital.
