Fort Ward Gravel
On August 13, 2014 at the Fort Ward Park and Museum Advisory Group Meeting there was considerable discussion about the CIty of Alexandria’s proposal to reduce water runoff from parkland into the Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery. The discussions, which turned to debate, revolved around whether: 1) placing a soil and rock berm, or mound, on top of know graves was a respectful thing to do; 2) the proposed solution would work given the illegal fill that was placed on the parkland which slopes downward toward the cemetery.
Some believe that the gravel fill that the city added to the maintenance yard creates a pervious layer that allows runoff to continue to flow slightly below the soil layer and into the church cemetery. Although some other debated the point, City of Alexandria Archaeologist Francine Bromberg provided a attached which confirms the illegal fill and the gravel layer adjacent to, and above, the cemetery.
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