Henry Township in New Castle in Henry County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Henry County Poor Farm Cemetery.
Established 1839.
Photographed By Pam Choate Orr, May 21, 2023
1. Henry County Poor Farm Cemetery Marker
A Historic Cemetery Listed In Indiana's Cemetery And Burial Grounds Registry Of The Indiana Department Of Natural Resources Installed in 2023 by Citizens to Preserve Henry Co. Memorial Park, Society of Indiana Pioneers, and the Indiana DNR-Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Erected 2023 by The Citizens to Preserve Henry County Memorial Park and the Society of Indiana Pioneers.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.
Location. 39° 56.738′ N, 85° 23.076′ W. Marker is in New Castle, Indiana, in Henry County. It is in Henry Township. Marker is at the intersection of North Memorial Drive and Memorial Drive-State Road 3 South, on the right when traveling west on North Memorial Drive. This marker is located west of the Big Four War Memorial monument in the park. It is a blue Indiana Cemetery Heritage sign. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2221 N Memorial Dr, New Castle IN 47362, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Henry County Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker); Henry County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilbur Wright Aeronaut and Pioneer (about 800 feet away,
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More about this marker. This sign marks the path that leads to the Henry County Poor Farm Cemetery which is the burial site of more than 50 of the Poor Farm residents as surveyed by Ball State University in April of 2022.
Regarding Henry County Poor Farm Cemetery.. The Henry County Poor Farm sat on a hill on County Road 100 N., in what is now Henry County Memorial Park. Just north of the home, high on a hill is the location of the Poor Farm burial ground. Its whereabouts were unknown for several decades until the Citizens to Preserve Memorial Park obtained a grant from the Efroymson Family Fund and contracted Ball State University's Archaeology Department to conduct a GPR study which found 50 likely inhumations with 17 of those being
Photographed By Kevin Orr, May 21, 2023
2. Henry County Poor Farm Cemetery. Marker
Three members of the Citizens to Preserve Henry County Memorial Park; Tracy Harrison, Norma Mastin Dishman, and Cari Stanley unveil the Poor Farm Cemetery sign during the ceremony.
Additional commentary.
1. Poor Farm Residents
Residents buried in the Poor Farm cemetery include former slaves and veterans of the War of 1812 and the Civil War. One woman, Pleasant Poindexter was born in 1779 and was a former slave who made her way to Henry County. Pleasant died at age 112. Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor
— Submitted June 3, 2023, by Mark Sean Orr of New Castle, Indiana.
2. Citizens to Preserve Henry County Memorial Park
The Citizens to Preserve Henry County Memorial Park was created in November 2017 and placed Henry County Memorial Park on the National Register of Historic Places in August 2020. The Poor Farm Cemetery project is their second. They are:
Ken Clark, Norma Mastin Dishman, Tracy Harrison, Vickie Grigsby House, Mary Logan, and Mark Sean Orr.
— Submitted June 3, 2023, by Mark Sean Orr of New Castle, Indiana.
Additional keywords. Asylum, County Home
Photographed By Kevin Orr, May 21, 2023
3. Henry County Poor Farm Cemetery. Marker
Indiana State Representative Cory Criswell at the unveiling of the Henry County Poor Farm Cemetery sign.
Photographed By Mark Sean Orr, April 6, 2023
4. Henry County Poor Farm Cemetery. Marker
The Indiana Heritage Cemetery sign for the Henry County Poor Farm in Henry County Memorial Park, New Castle, Indiana.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2023, by Mark Sean Orr of New Castle, Indiana. This page has been viewed 564 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 3, 2023, by Mark Sean Orr of New Castle, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
