145 graves discovered beneath Florida school

Posted on Sunday, 24 November, 2019 | Comment icon

Ground penetrating radar confirmed the find. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 2.0 The Charles Machine Works

The unexpected discovery was made under King High School in Tampa after a tip-off from a local historian.

According to media reports, Hillsborough County Public Schools conducted an initial scan of the site after Ray Reed - a cemetery researcher - came forward with information about the land's history.

Using ground penetrating radar, officials found evidence of caskets a few feet beneath the school's agricultural program.

It turned out that the school had been built on what was formerly Ridgewood Cemetery - a burial ground that was commonly used by the city's poor between 1942 and 1959.

It is now believed that there could be as many as 250 people buried there.

"[We will be] delivering these findings to the county Medical Examiner and State Archaeologist today - as outlined in Florida law," said a Hillsborough County Public Schools spokesperson.

The discovery follows on from a similar find earlier this year based on Reed's research - that of Zion Cemetery - which was found to contain some 800 graves which now reside under public housing.

The MacDill Airforce Base is now also investigating the possibility of a cemetery on its grounds as well.

It seems that the secrets of Tampa's past can't stay buried forever.

Source: Independent | Comments (5)

Recent comments on this story

#1 Posted by BrooklynGuy on 21 November, 2019, 16:17

Thanks for the stories Still Waters. This is sad news and I have read similar stories over the years about other sites being discovered during the course of new construction including Native American burial grounds. In addition 3-5 feet is the standard burial depth in Florida especially along the coasts because of the water table and Britton Hill in the�Panhandle, is the highest point in�Florida�at just 345 feet�above sea level.

#2 Posted by OverSword on 21 November, 2019, 16:40

Does the merry-go-round spin by itself?�

#3 Posted by Jon the frog on 14 December, 2019, 4:38

We are digging up and studying mummies, kings and warriors without any respect for�the dead... and we build on our own corpses. A bit sad. �

#4 Posted by jaylemurph on 15 December, 2019, 3:17

To be fair, the dead are a bit past caring.� �Jaylemurph�

#5 Posted by Jon the frog on 15 December, 2019, 21:47

Sure, but we take care of our dead...we can just use human corpses for compost instead if they will be defiled anyway...

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