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Located in northwestern Ohio near Huntsville, [3] it lies along the southeastern corner of Indian Lake in Washington Township. In 1974, the mound was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a potential archeological site, with much of its significance deriving from its use as a burial site for as much as nine centuries. Everett ...
Cold Water Cemetery, originally the Patterson family burial ground, is a historic cemetery located at 15290 Old Halls Ferry Road in Old Jamestown in what was known as the Sinks, near Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri. [1] The cemetery is 2 acres and was historically most active between 1809 and 1929, however, it is still in use.
At approximately 111 feet (34 m) into the mound a burial chamber was discovered, [10] dug into the original ground surface. The burial chamber was reported to have been a cuboid measuring 8 feet (2.4 m) by 12 feet (3.7 m) aligned north-south and dug 7–8 ft into the natural ground surface.
The Loyalist Burial Ground, formerly known as the Old Burial Ground, is a historic cemetery and urban park [1] in Saint John, New Brunswick. It was originally established following Loyalist arrival in 1783, [ 2 ] with its oldest headstone dating back to July 13, 1784, following the death of Conradt Hendricks.
The ancient burial site was found near Magdeburg, a city about 100 miles west of Berlin. Excavations at the site are ongoing and scheduled to end in April, officials said.
The area has supported human habitation for 10,000 years. [3] The site's archeology has been studied for more than 100 years, since the discovery in 1900 of Native American burials, and Indian and European artifacts.
A North Carolina-based real estate development company still has not responded to questions from Fox 4 about possible Native American burial grounds or artifacts on the site of a new apartment ...
The Old Burying Ground became the focus of new attention in the late 19th century as the community sought to explore and reclaim its colonial past. [ 13 ] In 1887, the Duxbury Rural Society (now the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society ), which had been established a few years earlier to improve and beautify the town, embarked on a major ...