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<\/span>One of the oldest cemeteries in our city is located in an area that is anything but peaceful. Cars and semi-trucks roar by the grounds where some of the poorest citizens of Davenport lay resting in a Potter\u2019s Field and the wealthiest lay under intricately carved tombstones within carefully designed family lots.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 The grounds of City Cemetery lie in this industrial area between Rockingham Road and River Drive, amazingly close to the Mississippi River. Tombstones have been displaced due to floodwaters, gophers and vandalism over the years. Efforts are being made by the City of Davenport\u2019s Parks and Recreation Department to return the tombstones to their proper places, but the task has been made more difficult by a lack of documentation with regard to the burials. Enter an especially exciting discovery from the City of Davenport\u2019s Archives!\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n One of the oldest cemeteries in our city is located in an area that is anything but peaceful. Cars and semi-trucks roar by the grounds where some of the poorest citizens of Davenport lay resting in a Potter\u2019s Field and … Continue reading ![\"City](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/city-cemetery-058.thumbnail.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\")
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<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe City Cemetery Sexton presented a monthly report to the City Council, and these were recently discovered, the earliest found being from 1857! These lists provide names and ages of deceased, dates and cause of death, and locations of burials for city residents, many of whom were buried in unmarked graves in the Potter\u2019s Field portion of the City Cemetery. What a boon for genealogists and local historians!\u00a0 <\/span>The staff is currently working to make the Davenport City Sexton records and other primary sources accessible to the public on our local history website, www.qcmemory.org<\/a> <\/span>and on the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive, <\/span>www.umvphotoarchive.org<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"