[Friday, January 21, 2000, The Herald-Times, Bloomington, Indiana.]
[Not available on-line.]
State officials have uncovered the remains of two more people
at a home construction site in Noble County [Tamarack Lake].
The discovery brings the number of remains found at the site
to about nine since the first two skulls were discovered south of
Tamarack Lake in December.
The area where the bones were found is thought to be an
unmarked, historic cemetery from the late 18th or early 19th century.
Definitive cemetery records for this site have not been found.
Nails believed to be from a coffin and metal buttons were also
discovered Wednesday by a team of archaeologists from the Indiana
Department of Natural Resources and University of Indianapolis human
biology graduate students.
Researchers found bones from different parts of the body for
one skeleton, while the other had only cranial bones. It is believed
that the grave sites could have been disturbed years ago, which would
explain why complete skeletons are not being recovered, researchers
said.
[1876 map indicates Tamarack Lake was located in Sections 5,
6, & 7, Township 35 North, Range 11 East, Wayne Township, and Section
1, Township 35 North, Range 10 East, Orange Township. A small portion
of the lake is indicated as being located in La Grange County.]
[Current atlas/map (date of publication not shown) indicates
that present day Tamarack Lake is located in Section 6, Township 35
North, Range 11 East, Wayne Township.]
If anyone should have any information concerning this cemetery, the
following individual and/or organizations should be notified.
ROBERT C GAGEN JR
NOBLE COUNTY HISTORIAN
PO BOX 11
ALBION, IN 46701
Home Phone: 219/636-7871
NOBLE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
c/o NOBLE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
813 E. MAIN ST.
ALBION , IN 46701
CONTACT:
PRESIDENT:
NOBLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 152
ALBION , IN 46701
PRESIDENT: Deb Sieber
Sam Cline