Washington Asylum Potters Field
Also known as Almshouse Cemetery , Blue Plains Potters Fields , D C Village Cemetery , Home for the Aged and Infirm Cemetery , Potters Field , Smallpox Grounds Cemetery
Anacostia, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
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Anacostia, District of Columbia 20032 United StatesCoordinates: 38.81282, -77.01610 - Cemetery ID:
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Add PhotosThe cemetery was originally associated with the Home for the Aged and Infirm (later know as D.C. Village) and the industrial home for Negro boys in Blue Plains. The cemetery is now a part of the Blue Plains Water Treatment Facility. The cemetery is on a ridge overlooking the Potomac, out of sight of streets and Blue Plains buildings. Six Nazi saboteurs who were executed in D.C. are buried here.
The cemetery was originally associated with the Home for the Aged and Infirm (later know as D.C. Village) and the industrial home for Negro boys in Blue Plains. The cemetery is now a part of the Blue Plains Water Treatment Facility. The cemetery is on a ridge overlooking the Potomac, out of sight of streets and Blue Plains buildings. Six Nazi saboteurs who were executed in D.C. are buried here.
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- Added: 14 Sep 2009
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2323115
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