This memorial has been erected as a tribute to all those men, women and children who were laid to rest in the former Hudson County Burial Ground, also known as Snake Hill Cemetery or Potter’s Field, in Seacaucas, New Jersey. These individuals were buried in the Hudson County Burial Ground because society deemed them poor, medically or mentally unhealthy, criminals, or nameless. This monument stands as a permanent reminder of the 7,767 named individuals and 1,704 unknown souls listed in the burial ledgers from December 1880 to April 1962. We now recognize these people as our mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, who were lost but now are found.
In 2003, the remains of 4,569 of these individuals were removed from the Potter’s Field and brought to this spot to be honored and remembered. May this site serve in perpetuity as their final resting place and a sanctuary of peace.
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The names on the memorial are taken from the burial ledgers and does not necessarily mean the personal remains of those listed were removed from Secaucus. There are many remains still at the Laurel Hill (Snake Hill) location that are listed on the memorial that have not been removed, most notably those buried underneath the New Jersey Turnpike roadway. There were also a number of graves that were left undisturbed by court order at the time that may have impacted the structural integrity of said roadway.
Contributor: Bill Hastings (47684468)
In 2003, the remains of 4,569 of these individuals were removed from the Potter’s Field and brought to this spot to be honored and remembered. May this site serve in perpetuity as their final resting place and a sanctuary of peace.
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The names on the memorial are taken from the burial ledgers and does not necessarily mean the personal remains of those listed were removed from Secaucus. There are many remains still at the Laurel Hill (Snake Hill) location that are listed on the memorial that have not been removed, most notably those buried underneath the New Jersey Turnpike roadway. There were also a number of graves that were left undisturbed by court order at the time that may have impacted the structural integrity of said roadway.
Contributor: Bill Hastings (47684468)
This memorial has been erected as a tribute to all those men, women and children who were laid to rest in the former Hudson County Burial Ground, also known as Snake Hill Cemetery or Potter’s Field, in Seacaucas, New Jersey. These individuals were buried in the Hudson County Burial Ground because society deemed them poor, medically or mentally unhealthy, criminals, or nameless. This monument stands as a permanent reminder of the 7,767 named individuals and 1,704 unknown souls listed in the burial ledgers from December 1880 to April 1962. We now recognize these people as our mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, who were lost but now are found.
In 2003, the remains of 4,569 of these individuals were removed from the Potter’s Field and brought to this spot to be honored and remembered. May this site serve in perpetuity as their final resting place and a sanctuary of peace.
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The names on the memorial are taken from the burial ledgers and does not necessarily mean the personal remains of those listed were removed from Secaucus. There are many remains still at the Laurel Hill (Snake Hill) location that are listed on the memorial that have not been removed, most notably those buried underneath the New Jersey Turnpike roadway. There were also a number of graves that were left undisturbed by court order at the time that may have impacted the structural integrity of said roadway.
Contributor: Bill Hastings (47684468)
In 2003, the remains of 4,569 of these individuals were removed from the Potter’s Field and brought to this spot to be honored and remembered. May this site serve in perpetuity as their final resting place and a sanctuary of peace.
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The names on the memorial are taken from the burial ledgers and does not necessarily mean the personal remains of those listed were removed from Secaucus. There are many remains still at the Laurel Hill (Snake Hill) location that are listed on the memorial that have not been removed, most notably those buried underneath the New Jersey Turnpike roadway. There were also a number of graves that were left undisturbed by court order at the time that may have impacted the structural integrity of said roadway.
Contributor: Bill Hastings (47684468)
