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Email to Bambi Teague 2/27/2010

Online: February, 2010

From: Bob Heafner [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 1:17 PM
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Subject: Slave Meadow at Meadows Of Dan, Virginia
Importance: High
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This message was resent in order to include Phil Francis, Peter Givens and Mindy Decesar.

Dear Ms. Teague;

On May 4, 2007 you sent me the attached letter regarding the former slaves buried on NPS property in Meadows of Dan, Virginia. In the letter you mentioned that "a National Park Service archeologist familiar with ground penetrating radar recently found nine graves" in the Meadow. Was "ground penetrating radar" actually used to locate the graves and, if so, was it used to attempt to locate any graves in the close proximity of the Langhorne family graves immediately adjacent to the Meadows of Dan Baptist Church Cemetery?

What is the current status of your efforts to replace the headstones moved during Parkway construction 75 years ago?

I know you are a busy person in a busy service but I would appreciate your prompt reply to these questions.

Thank you,

Bob Heafner
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