For anyone who may have family buried in this cemetery, here is the burial listed posted by the New Jersey Transit Authority. Please send this link on to other lists where interested people may have access to it. New Jersey Paupers Cemetery Burial list http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/burial%20list.pdf Sue Silver El Dorado County (CA) Pioneer Cemeteries Commission California Saving Graves ----- Original Message ----- From: "GTielking" <tielking@knightstown.net> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 10:51 AM Subject: [INPCRP] Hudson Co., New Jersey cemetery > Hello everyone. I received this from one of my genealogy lists. I thought I would pass it along. > Angela Tielking > > > The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is seeking the descendants of > those buried in a potters' field cemetery in Hudson County. The > turnpike needs the land to build an interchange that will serve > the Secaucus Transfer train station near Laurel Hill. The cemetery > on those grounds was used by Hudson County's former poorhouse, > mental hospital, and penitentiary. More than 3,500 bodies may be > in the ground, located behind a prison annex and under an elevated > section of highway. > > The authority will spend $3.89 million to locate and remove the > remains, transport them to a new location, and reinter them. A > memorial will also be placed at the new site. State Superior Court > Judge Thomas Oliveri in Hudson County is overseeing the move. > > Several weeks ago, Oliveri ordered the turnpike to run legal ads > searching for relatives of the deceased. Oliveri said in September > that he wants to hear from relatives of the deceased. So far, only > six have come forward, and only one has been confirmed as having a > relative in the cemetery. > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > If you know of some good cemetery related links, send them to LoisMauk@usa.net. > >