76 People Are Buried In The Cemetery Rochester Lost By Mistake
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There is a cemetery in Rochester, Minnesota, called Rosemont. 76 people were buried at Rosemont, but unfortunately, it s been lost. No one knows where it is. Some have an idea, but no one has ever found it.
What Is Rosemont Cemetery
Minnesota Historical Society
Rosemont was the first cemetery for the Rochester State Hospital, Minnesota s second hospital for the insane. Visit Quarry Hill and you re sure to have seen
the second cemetery. On a sign there is says.
During its first year of operation a cemetery was laid out at a distance of about 80 rods from the hospital building , Dr. Bowers wrote. I selected a place on the north side of the railroad tracks in a beautifully shaded, quiet, and sequestered on high and dry ground with a warm southern exposure and hidden by trees.