Jeanne Burke, Clark County Historian, filed this report this evening
concerning the investigation at the old Civil War Cemetery in downtown
Jeffersonville. The bottom line appears to be that we still don't know if
the graves remain under the baseball field at the Park or if the remains
were relocated elsewhere.
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10/19/2005
Lois, I spent several hours at Old City Cemetery/Colston Park today and
will go back tomorrow. What the archaeologists discovered today was that
the west end of this area was used as a repository for fill. Even though
their ground penetratrating
radar indicated some areas of disturbance that they thought might have been
graves, none were found. They think that when I-65 was built and the old
houses on Market Strret were torn down, the rubble was bulldozed over on
this land. Many old bottles and crocks were found along with bricks, glass,
and china pieces. There was also lots of ashes. The archaeologists only
explored that part of the area which was within 100 feet of the proposed
bridge ramp, as they must do according to the law. It is good to know that
this area was not part of the original burial ground and that no graves will
be disturbed.
Please let all concerned folks know that there is nothing to worry about at
this site. Regards, Jeanne