History of the Price Hill Potter's Field
As you drive down the street in front of the Price Hill Potter's Field, you would never even suspect that it is the sight of a mass grave of Cholera and Tuberculosis victims and those who were deemed too evil to be given a proper burial. Most who live in the Western Hills area don't even know that this 25-acre cemetery exists. The field was set aside as the City Cemetery in 1849. Unfortunately, no burial records exist before 1868. Just down the street was located, in what is now a park, the Dunham Tuberculosis Hospital. The hospital ran up until the mid 1970's, when it's doors were officially closed. Tuberculosis is a disease that attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air when people who have the disease cough, sneeze, or spit. The symptoms of tuberculosis are a chronic cough with blood fever, night sweats, and weight loss. The Dunham Tuberculosis Hospital was the first municipally owned tuberculosis sanatorium in the nation and was opened in 1897.
Even before the cemetery was used for the Tuberculosis victims, it was used for the victims of the Cholera outbreak in the 1830's and 1840's . In both instances of Tuberculosis and Cholera, the doctors and townspeople tried to minimize the contact with deceased victims for fear of contracting the disease. More than eight thousand people died from Cholera in the greater-Cincinnati area. Cholera is a disease that causes stomach issues, such as vomiting, diarrhea and cramps. The main cause of death from Cholera was dehydration. The victims would die of dehydration within a few ours of showing symptoms. The disease was spread by drinking water or eating food that is contaminated with human feces. The illness was brought to Cincinnati by people traveling along the Ohio River. Many Cincinnati residents fled the area, and settled in the nearby town of Mt. Pleasant. The town residents later renamed it to Mt. Healthy, because the disease didn't affect the area. Cholera continued to affect the United States until sanitation practices were improve in the early 1900's.
The cemetery was also used for those who were too poor to have a proper funeral. Another group of people who were placed in the potter's field were those deemed to evil to be buried on consecrated ground.
Even before the cemetery was used for the Tuberculosis victims, it was used for the victims of the Cholera outbreak in the 1830's and 1840's . In both instances of Tuberculosis and Cholera, the doctors and townspeople tried to minimize the contact with deceased victims for fear of contracting the disease. More than eight thousand people died from Cholera in the greater-Cincinnati area. Cholera is a disease that causes stomach issues, such as vomiting, diarrhea and cramps. The main cause of death from Cholera was dehydration. The victims would die of dehydration within a few ours of showing symptoms. The disease was spread by drinking water or eating food that is contaminated with human feces. The illness was brought to Cincinnati by people traveling along the Ohio River. Many Cincinnati residents fled the area, and settled in the nearby town of Mt. Pleasant. The town residents later renamed it to Mt. Healthy, because the disease didn't affect the area. Cholera continued to affect the United States until sanitation practices were improve in the early 1900's.
The cemetery was also used for those who were too poor to have a proper funeral. Another group of people who were placed in the potter's field were those deemed to evil to be buried on consecrated ground.
Photobucket Album of pictures from Price Hill Potter's Field!!
Here is the link to the photo album of pictures we took on our initial walkthrough. You will notice that there are a lot of orbs in the pictures. It should be noted that it was raining on the night of the walkthrough. This means that there shouldn't be any dust in the air. As we reviewed the pictures more closely, we found that within the orbs there are faces!
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