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The Poorhouse Cemetery

Historic Location Cemetery in Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Aug 04 2014

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Recent status Historic Location
Location # 10868

The Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge operated between 1877 and 1947. It was the last place for people with no one to take care of them and no where else to go. People called it the "Poorhouse." Inmates of the Poorhouse who had no family to claim them after death were buried in the one-acre cemetery located at the edge of the property. Over 270 men, women, and children are buried there. Metal tags on the trees planted in 1950s mark places of burial after the wooden crosses had rotted away.

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9 years ago

What? There's a tunnel!? How did I not know this? Nice. :)

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10 years ago

Nice piece of history. We also have one of these in Newmarket, location 2275, which is kept as a great secret from the locals.

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10 years ago

Thanks guys. :)

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10 years ago

Congrats on your first location , good job, readable and great detail.

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10 years ago

Yes Cerulean good job & step back in history. Good job by whomever restored & upgraded it as well.

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10 years ago

Good job Cerulean.. :-) I should add also... that this small historical cemetery was restored and upgraded last summer with a walking path, benches, stairs and historical placards. As well as the stone monument and random head stones. They even had a small opening ceremony for it. It's also rumoured to be haunted, as is much of Fergus and Elora..