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Graves, possible church site discovered
07/09/08 20:01
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Graves, possible church site discovered
Charles history comes to light with field session finds
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
By NANCY BROMLEY McCONATY
Staff writer
An archeological field session that took place last month in Port Tobacco uncovered some significant finds, including four Colonial-period graves and the possible site of a 17th-century Anglican church.
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Scott Lawrence of Grave Concerns in St. Mary’s County, a member of the Port Tobacco archeological team, found the grave shafts. The team suspected that graves might be located at the site after doing field tests last summer, Lawrence said.
Portions of a fence that once surrounded the cemetery were also unearthed during the field session, Lawrence said.
The cemetery is located about 300 feet from the left of the Port Tobacco Courthouse as you face it, on the edge of a field, Gibb said.
The remains of the deceased in the grave shafts will be left alone unless there is a compelling reason to exhume them, Gibb said, adding that during the Colonial period some people were buried in wooden coffins while others were laid to rest directly in the ground. All of the deceased were wrapped in shrouds before burial, he said.
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Graves, possible church site discovered
Charles history comes to light with field session finds
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
By NANCY BROMLEY McCONATY
Staff writer
An archeological field session that took place last month in Port Tobacco uncovered some significant finds, including four Colonial-period graves and the possible site of a 17th-century Anglican church.
...
Scott Lawrence of Grave Concerns in St. Mary’s County, a member of the Port Tobacco archeological team, found the grave shafts. The team suspected that graves might be located at the site after doing field tests last summer, Lawrence said.
Portions of a fence that once surrounded the cemetery were also unearthed during the field session, Lawrence said.
The cemetery is located about 300 feet from the left of the Port Tobacco Courthouse as you face it, on the edge of a field, Gibb said.
The remains of the deceased in the grave shafts will be left alone unless there is a compelling reason to exhume them, Gibb said, adding that during the Colonial period some people were buried in wooden coffins while others were laid to rest directly in the ground. All of the deceased were wrapped in shrouds before burial, he said.
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