Almshouse Cemetery
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Almshouse Cemetery

Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA – *No GPS coordinates

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The Dauphin County Almshouse (original name) was opened around 1850. It was located at 1205 S. 29th St. in Swatara Township. The name was later changed to the Dauphin County Home as well as inmate home. The County sold the hospital to a private company many years ago. It is now known as the Spring Creek Rehab & Health Care Center.
The old county home cemetery was located directly behind and the graves were marked with a number only. Any unclaimed, unknown, inmates, and indigent persons were intered there. Recent research via dowsing has found burials under both parking lots, under Dauphin Manor Drive, and along the Capital Area Greenbelt parkway. Dowsing also indicated its size was 250X350 feet with graves flowing west to east at 3X6 feet average. Averaging 80 rows with 60 lots each row. If filled fully would support 4800 burials. The Dauphin County Coroner's Office (717-564-4567) has what few burial records there . Currently there are no listings or markers found for the cemetery, Or information on reinternments from or to other cemeteries.* what is found via newspaper articles. as well as 100+ removed to Dauphin County cemetry in 1915-16 for the 35X200 feet purchase for the Cameron Parkway (Capital Area Greenbelt) on the eastern end ** ,***
add GPS 40.25415416407734, -76.8390610752171
* Historical Society of Dauphin County
** ( Land Sale 1915) Harrisburg Telegraph - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -Thu, Jul 08, 1915 · Page 9
*** (Burial removals 1915 ) Harrisburg Telegraph - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - 07 Aug 1915, Sat • Page 12




The Dauphin County Almshouse (original name) was opened around 1850. It was located at 1205 S. 29th St. in Swatara Township. The name was later changed to the Dauphin County Home as well as inmate home. The County sold the hospital to a private company many years ago. It is now known as the Spring Creek Rehab & Health Care Center.
The old county home cemetery was located directly behind and the graves were marked with a number only. Any unclaimed, unknown, inmates, and indigent persons were intered there. Recent research via dowsing has found burials under both parking lots, under Dauphin Manor Drive, and along the Capital Area Greenbelt parkway. Dowsing also indicated its size was 250X350 feet with graves flowing west to east at 3X6 feet average. Averaging 80 rows with 60 lots each row. If filled fully would support 4800 burials. The Dauphin County Coroner's Office (717-564-4567) has what few burial records there . Currently there are no listings or markers found for the cemetery, Or information on reinternments from or to other cemeteries.* what is found via newspaper articles. as well as 100+ removed to Dauphin County cemetry in 1915-16 for the 35X200 feet purchase for the Cameron Parkway (Capital Area Greenbelt) on the eastern end ** ,***
add GPS 40.25415416407734, -76.8390610752171
* Historical Society of Dauphin County
** ( Land Sale 1915) Harrisburg Telegraph - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -Thu, Jul 08, 1915 · Page 9
*** (Burial removals 1915 ) Harrisburg Telegraph - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - 07 Aug 1915, Sat • Page 12




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