I thought I remembered at least one DC old news item that mentioned the Potters Field. With a quick search, I found this one <http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/dc-old-news/2004-06/1087954568> Bonnie --- Kathi Jones-Hudson <mdcat.geo@yahoo.com> wrote: > The two cemeteries on the grounds of St. Elizabeth > is > a military cemetery, mostly Civil War burials as the > hosptial was for that time used as a general > hospital. > It is a very old mental hospital, began in 1855 by > the > federal government as the Government Hospital for > the > Insane. I've found no mention of any other > cemeteries > on the property. > > Here's a list from the National Archives in 1964 > with > some name of burials: > http://www.allfortheunion.com/ste/CW.htm > > And here's a longer story about the hospital > http://dmh.dc.gov/dmh/cwp/view,a,3,q,636030.asp > > BTW: This is the mental hospital John Hinckley has > been in since trying to shoot President Reagan in > the > 1980's. > > > Kathi Jones-Hudson, National Coordinator > Tombstone Transcription Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/index.html > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________Give > spam the boot. Take control with tough spam > protection in the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_html.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >