Post by Okwes on Jun 2, 2006 8:21:26 GMT -5
Destruction of Historic Gravesite under Investigation
Destruction of Historic Gravesite under Investigation
Last Update: 5/28/2006 6:40:29 PM
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Clay County authorities will investigate the destruction of an historic
gravesite, where members of the Seminole Nation say their loved ones
have been buried since the 1800's.
Dozens of historians and Native Americans went to the cemetery for a
Memorial Day service Saturday and were distressed to see the property
under development. Trees had been cut down and earth had been plowed.
The group had been working with a developer to have the ground donated
to Clay County and declared an historic landmark. The property was sold
to another developer, however, and the cemetery was uprooted.
The Clay County Sheriff's Office confirms that a member of the
Middleburgh Cemetery Commission asked for a criminal investigation, and
that an investigation will begin Tuesday. In the meantime a spokesman
for the Sheriff's Office says, the developer has agreed to stop work
at the site.
Destruction of Historic Gravesite under Investigation
Last Update: 5/28/2006 6:40:29 PM
www.fox30online.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=C8E6E61A-32C\
D-4B9D-98A4-1B9AB75E0349
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Clay County authorities will investigate the destruction of an historic
gravesite, where members of the Seminole Nation say their loved ones
have been buried since the 1800's.
Dozens of historians and Native Americans went to the cemetery for a
Memorial Day service Saturday and were distressed to see the property
under development. Trees had been cut down and earth had been plowed.
The group had been working with a developer to have the ground donated
to Clay County and declared an historic landmark. The property was sold
to another developer, however, and the cemetery was uprooted.
The Clay County Sheriff's Office confirms that a member of the
Middleburgh Cemetery Commission asked for a criminal investigation, and
that an investigation will begin Tuesday. In the meantime a spokesman
for the Sheriff's Office says, the developer has agreed to stop work
at the site.