The Resting Place of Pioneers (Necropolis)
A plaque, attached to this rock, in the western end of the Toronto Necropolis, tells of the transfer of bodies from the original Potter's Field. Here's what it says:
In this area of the cemetery lie buried many of the inhabitants of the early town of "Muddy York". They were originally buried in "The Potter's Field", a plot of 2.4 ha in Yorkville at what is now the north-west corner of Bloor and Yonge Streets, during the period of 1826 to 1850. As a cemetery it was obliged to close because of steady municipal growth. The remains of 984 persons were removed to this location and some 364 others were removed to the Mount Pleasant Cemetery between the years 1851 and 1881. The individual monuments were also moved, but being made of soft stone, most of them became illegible from erosion and have been laid flat on the plots. Requiescat In Pace
Location Co-ordinates: 43.667747 -79.362917
Photo by Alan L Brown - April 2008
Related pages:
The Resting Place of Pioneers (Mount Pleasant)
Potter's Field of Muddy York
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