Laporte in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Burial Grounds

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2019

1. Burial Grounds Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Diocese has no records on the history of why the graves in this wooded lot were located away from the burial lot of the church. Perhaps the families were not Catholic, of unknown religious orientation, or were not baptized. Generations of self-report conclude the unmarked graves at the back of the lot were associated with the tannery in Thorndale. The lack of formal headstone markers may be due to the workers being too poor, not Catholic, or result of mass burial due to an epidemic. May their souls and the souls of all the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 41° 25.506′ N, 76° 29.96′ W. Marker is in Laporte, Pennsylvania, in Sullivan County. It is on Park Street 0.1 miles west of Thorne Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Laporte PA 18626, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sacred Heart (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Theodore Joseph Saul, Capt. M.C. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sullivan County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dye Kettle (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Peter's Church Bench (approx. 0.3 miles away); "Freight Gate" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sullivan County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Celestia (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laporte.

Burial Grounds and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2019

2. Burial Grounds and Marker

The burial grounds are well into the woods

Burial Grounds Grave Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2019

3. Burial Grounds Grave Markers

View Toward Park Street From Burial Grounds Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2019

4. View Toward Park Street From Burial Grounds Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 8, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.