But when it was announced they would be displacing a century old cemetery to do so, more than a few heads turned.
Then the district said the construction firm knew about the graveyard since 2008, but hadn’t told school officials until this past summer.
Now there is outrage and a flurry of activity as archaeologists hurry to excavate the grave site before it is demolished, reports the Washington Post.
The site is in a remote area south of Manassas. It was overgrown with trees and other plants. The rough fieldstones are dated from 1860 through 1890. More
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