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Graves were disturbed in a private property owner’s land clearing.
Published 11 hours ago
Written by BET Staff
Supervisors in Prince William County, Virginia are voicing their support for relatives of around 100 freed slaves and Native Americans whose gravesites have been disturbed in a private property owner’s land clearing.
“It angered me and it broke my heart to see what happened there,” said supervisor Pete Candland, of Gainsevill, Va., at a May 4 board meeting, according to Native News Online. “Part of the accountability is understanding how the county fell short and how we can address it.”
The gravesites lie in the town of Thoroughfare in northern Virginia. Due to a long history of settlement, there are three historic cemeteries in the area, one of which is in the far corner of land near a brewery.
By Cherranda Smith
May 14, 2021
Advocates in Thoroughfare, Virginia are fighting to protect a Black and Native American cemetery that has been disturbed by a private property owner’s land clearing project. According to
Native News Online, Prince William County supervisors recently gave their support to the nearly 100 relatives of those buried in the historic Scott Cemetery.
“It angered me and it broke my heart to see what happened there,” Supervisor
Pete Candland said at a May 4 board meeting. “Part of the accountability is understanding how the county fell short and how we can address it.”
Thoroughfare is located 40 miles east of the nation’s capital and has a long settlement history which includes three historic gravesites in the town. The cemetery in question sits on the far corner of land near a brewery where the Cloverland Plantation once stood.