This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3h.2ADE/2074 Message Board Post: Hello the list, We are currently trying to put together a chronological history of the Floyd County Infirmary on Grant Line Road in New Albany, Indiana. The site is also known as the "County Asylum" and or the "County Poor Farm". Of specific interest are any previous research papers, articles or books with historical documentation. All bibliographic references will be greatly appreciated. Our research will also attempt to identify any areas, in proximity to the current building location, that may have been used as a cemetery during the period when the property was used as a County Infirmary. There are at least (2) known cemeteries within the Floyd County Park (current owner of the County Infirmary property). One of these is delineated by a split rail fence and has an historical marker identifying it as the "Potter's Field" There are just a few graves with monuments here, but many more slumped depressions in this area indicate unmarked graves. The other is ostensibly what remains of a small family plot; only one base stone barely visible at the surface. Both of these are some distance from the standing building. There is at least some anecdotal information suggesting that additional burials may have taken place north and west of the Infirmary structure. However, the only burial place indicated on 20th century maps is the one I've described above, and so far we have been unable to locate any plat or map of the property indicating where additional burials may have taken place. Initial inquiries indicate that at least (155) inmates were buried on the County Infirmary premises. Others listed in the death records are shown as having been buried elsewhere. Thanks in advance for any information provided and for pointing us to any historical reference material. If anyone would like to discuss this in more detail, please contact me directly using my personal e-mail address: rgreen@insightbb.com. Please feel free to send your phone number and a time when it is convenient to contact you and I will do so at my expense. Best Regards, Rich Green Historic Archaeological Research 4338 Hadley Court West Lafayette, IN 47906 Office: (765) 464-8735 Mobile: (765) 427-4082 www.har-indy.com