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Trustees discuss surveying, deeds and legal steps for rediscovered 'Poor Farm' burial site
Summary
Trustees reviewed options to record a rediscovered cemetery on private property, agreed to seek guidance from NHMA and the registry of deeds, and directed staff to prepare a summary for legal review and to approach the select board administrator for next steps.
Trustees discussed next steps for a rediscovered burial site known as the Poor Farm cemetery that was previously declared abandoned and is now managed by the town. The conversation focused on completing a land survey, determining how to record the cemetery on the property deeds or tax maps, and obtaining legal guidance on the title and recording process.
Nut graf: Trustees said the physical survey is straightforward but the legal recording of the cemetery location -- whether by deed amendment, creation of a new municipal parcel, or other…
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