New Castle Hundred in Wilmington Manor in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Farnhurst Potter's Field – New Castle County Hospital Cemetery

Farnhurst Potter's Field Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, July 26, 2024

1. Farnhurst Potter's Field Marker

Inscription. The New Castle County Hospital/Almshouse operated at Farnhurst from 1884-1933 and provided shelter, food and medical care to the needy. The more than 2300 burials here include individuals from these facilities, the indigent, unclaimed coroner cases, infants, and stillborn babies. Numbered markers identified the graves. The Cemetery was abandoned in 1933. Construction of I-295 in 1958 led to an embankment built over nearly 85 percent of the graves. Many burial records were lost, but most of those identified were African American men. Several Civil War veterans were also buried here. This marker honors their lives and final resting place.

Erected 2020 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NCC-254.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 39° 41.852′ N, 75° 34.848′ W. Marker is in Wilmington Manor, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in New Castle Hundred. It is on Baylor Boulevard 0.4 miles west of U.S. 13, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3287 Baylor Blvd, New Castle DE 19720, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

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: The Industrial Track Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Delaware State Hospital Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Industrial Track Trail (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named The Industrial Track Trail (approx. half a mile away); A Notable Resting Place (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named The Industrial Track Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Collins Park Bombings (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Community of Dunleith (approx. 1½ miles away).

Farnhurst Potter's Field Marker - wide view with embankment image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, July 26, 2024

2. Farnhurst Potter's Field Marker - wide view with embankment

Sign at the parking area for Farnhurst Potter's Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, July 26, 2024

3. Sign at the parking area for Farnhurst Potter's Field

The remains of the Farnhurst Potter's Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, July 26, 2024

4. The remains of the Farnhurst Potter's Field

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 540 times since then and 67 times this year. Last updated on September 4, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 26, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.