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The Story Behind It...(background information)
BRIDGEWATER OR OWENS CEMETERY
Lexington Township
Scott County, Indiana
This old cemetery, occasionally still used today, is located in southwestern Lexington Township, in "Fractional Section" 11, Township 2 North, Range 7 East, which had been originally entered on Oct. 20, 1820, by Jabez Reeve (1781-1865). The triangular tract contained 251.42 acres and was a fraction of a full section since it bordered on Tract 295 of Clark's Grant. The cemetery is entered by a lane (an abandoned county road which once continued on east to State Road 3) which passes alongside Kinderhook Lake. There are sunken spots (and several rough field stones) denoting unmarked graves.
CEMETERY RECORD, SCOTT COUNTY, published in 1978.
In June 1987 there was a Styrofoam marker with artificial flowers outside the fenced area, without identification.
This cemetery has been cleaned and restored by the Scott County Cemetery Commission.
Copyright 2003 - Brent Martin
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