1831 Grave Remains in the Center of Rural Indiana Road
Other Graves Were Moved: Not Nancy Barnett's
This grave of the wife of the great, great, great grandson of Pocahontas and John Rolfe remained after other graves were moved to make way for a road. Her grandson prohibited the grave relocation at gun-point.
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Post a CommentEnjoyed reading this as it is not far from where I live. Thanks for sharing it.
Great pictures and story. Who was so bold as to not curve or angle the road just a bit to bypass the grave? At least honor held firm for the Native American burial tradition of respecting the grave.
I wondered the same thing as Randy. While I appreciate the story and fighting City Hall, this seems like a really bad decision - at least on its surface. Hope no one ever gets hurt colliding with that monstrosity.
Unusual story... who says you can't beat City Hall?
Now *there's* a story! Kerlin - a name that connects, I believe, to the Original 13 of Germantown, if memory serves me.
Wonder if anyone ever hit that with a car at night.
Wow! What an amazing story - and great pictures!