Date: Sept. 14, 2000
Cemetery: Bay Path Cemetery (aka: Almshouse Burial Grounds)
Street: Blunt Park Rd.
City: Springfield
County: Hampden
State: MA.
Nation: USA
Zip: 01109
Nearby: Left from State St. onto Blunt Park Rd. cross over
Roosevelt Ave. into Blunt Park. Rear of Roger L. Putnam Vocational
High School, Springfield, MA.
Land Type: Public
Status: Inactive
Accessible: Yes
Unmarked graves: Yes
Graves within: About 700
Oldest grave: 1874
Newest grave: 1930
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Yes
Records location: Records Bay Path Cemetery, Springfield, MA.
Jan. 5, 1979, Conn. Valley Historical Museum, 220 State St.
Springfield, MA. Original Improvements done in 1932, by John F.
Madden, Agent of Dept. of Public Welfare, Springfield, MA. and men who
were supported by Welfare(1932), dug trenches to place bodies closer
together, etc.
Owner: City of Springfield, MA. Cemetery is in a city park with
no sign , hidden in woods and forgotten. Markers are numbered, no
names, placed in rows and buried.
Current Condition:
Broken Headstones
Buried Headstones
Other problems: There are unknown "poor" people
buried here, no records, no flags (if a veteran), hidden in the woods
of the park. Markers are only numbered, some broken, buried, missing.
No way of knowing this is a cemetery and no security. Threat of
vandals, that wouldn't be seen in this area. A memorial was dedicated
in 1981.
Previous contacts: City Planning, City Hall, Parks Dept.,
Catholic Diocese of Springfield, MA., Springfield Health Dept., No one
knew anything about this cemetery. Blunt Park maintenance men are the
only ones who know this cemetery exists, other than police officers
who patrol the park.
Current Status: No work started as of yet
Submitted by / Contact for additional Information:
name: Roberta L. Cyr
Email: Rob147Ma@aol.com
