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Concerning the lead from the graveyard, did it appear to be fragments of
sheet lead? If the are "chunks", and the building was nearby, you may
actually be seeing bits of flashing. If the cemetary is active, I assume
it is not a plowed side. We excavated three lead coffins in St. Mary's
City back a few years ago, so it may be worth contacting us directly.
Silas D. Hurry
Historic St. Mary's City
At 03:17 PM 3/26/98 -0500, you wrote:
> During excavations at a Baptist church graveyard (the
>congregation is interested in finding the remains of a 17th
>century church structure),active from 1770-1890, dozens of small
>chunks of lead were recovered from the plowzone (graves were not
>disturbed). The site location is Middletown, New Jersey. Any idea
>what, if any, use they may have had? Thank you in advance for any
>info!
>
>Gerry Scharfenberger
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