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Columbia County Asylum Cemetery
Wyocena, Wisconsin
· "Potter’s Field"
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Locally known as Potter's Field, this plot of land served as the final resting place for nearly 250 residents of the Columbia County Asylum. Indigent asylum residents left unclaimed by family members were buried here from 1871 until 1971, nearly all in unmarked graves. The asylum was razed in 1975.
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