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Site work unearths 19th century-era coffins at Swansboro development
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An existing burial site on the property has been fenced off as a cemetery for the recovered coffins. (
Jonathan Spiers photos)
A townhome development in Richmond’s Swansboro area is picking back up after a grim discovery last summer stopped the project in its tracks.
Crews prepping the site of The Hollands development near Semmes and Cowardin avenues ran into an unexpected obstacle along a stretch of Perry Street: three small iron coffins dating to the mid-1850s, two of them with nameplates identifying children: one 7 years old, the other a month old.
Manchester beckons: Neighborhood’s development stock rose in 2020
Courtesy of Pamunkey Indian Tribe)
Scott’s Addition may have grabbed more attention in recent years when it came to real estate development, but Manchester stole the show in 2020.
The Southside neighborhood saw more development action and investment this year than just about any other area of the region.
Here’s a run-down of what you missed and what’s to come:
Thousands of new apartments in the works
The year opened with the Pamunkey Indian Tribe announcing that it’s considering a $350 million casino and resort on the outskirts of Manchester. There’s still a lot of municipal red tape to get through before such a vision could come to life, but that hasn’t stopped the tribe from assembling land in the area, including a $4 million deal for 12 acres on Gordon Avenue.