At this site, locally known as the "Renegade Cemetery" the remains of many of the persons killed in the explosion of the British fort were buried. Our tour guide told us that many of the graves contained only body parts because the explosion was so horrible, that's all that was left. One brick burial vault dates from the late 19th Century. Grave robbers thought to be workmen building a nearby railroad broke into it in the early part of the 20th Century.
Archaeological excavations revealed that the wet soils had destroyed all physical remains of the persons buried here. Only numerous shallow depressions mark the resting places of those killed in the terrible explosion.
EVP coming soon from the Cemetery! |
