Excavated stone building surprises, stumps SHA crew
Originally published August 06, 2010
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyID=108240
By Stephanie Mlot
News-Post Staff
It's not an old oven.
But that's about the only thing State Highway Administration archaeologist Lisa Kraus said is certain about a small stone building unearthed recently near I-70 and the LaFarge Quarry.
Workers stumbled on the structure while they were setting up a retaining wall before construction on the interstate bridge over South Street begins, said Kellie Boulware, SHA spokeswoman.
SHA workers, archaeologists and engineers watched eagerly Thursday morning as crews removed rock slabs from the top of the previously buried building.
After two weeks spent inspecting the exterior of the 1893 building, Kraus said one question remained: What is this thing? ... http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyID=108240
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