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St. George’s project outlines archaeological plan and burial‑permit process; applicants expect to remove and reinter about 16 individuals
Summary
St. George’s Episcopal Church and its archaeological consultants outlined a DHR burial‑permit process and a planned archaeological recovery of burials in the cemetery as part of the church’s Open to All in Love project; the team estimated approximately 16 individuals may be archaeologically removed and later reinterred following analysis and descendant consultation.
St. George’s Episcopal Church representatives and their archaeological consultants briefed the Architectural Review Board on May 12 about the archaeological work associated with the church’s Open to All in Love project, including the planned removal and archaeological recovery of burials within the church cemetery that will require a Department of Historic Resources (DHR) burial permit.
Laurel Locke of St. George’s introduced the project and emphasized the congregation’s intent to treat human remains with dignity and to exceed regulatory requirements. Archaeologist Carrie Burrell Tambs (Mead & Hunt / Dovetail Cultural Resources) summarized the scope: pre‑excavation documentation of all grave markers (mapping, photography, tagging), stonemason removal and stabilization of memorials, targeted machine‑assisted probing in predetermined reinterment zones to identify vacant locations, and hand…
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