Connecticut Valley Hospital Cemetery – Middletown, Connecticut - Atlas Obscura

The cemetery was founded in 1878 and houses the graves of around 1700 patients who were once under the care of the institution. The burials were carried out with numbers instead of names until 1957. In 1982, the cemetery was officially recognized as a historic place of national importance and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Know Before You Go

Cemetery is on a quiet dirt road behind the hospital. You can park right in front of the cemetery.