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Duffy's Gap
Ninety human bones and other relics that could be the remains of Irish immigrants, who died and disappeared while constructing tracks for the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad in Chester County, Pennsylvania, have been discovered by archaeologists from Immaculata University and the Duffy’s Cut Project. Historians began looking for traces of the 57 men and their camp seven years ago.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20090325_Bones_may_be_from_19th-century_gravesite.html
Who knows how many small camps like this are out there along rail lines around the country.
Ninety human bones and other relics that could be the remains of Irish immigrants, who died and disappeared while constructing tracks for the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad in Chester County, Pennsylvania, have been discovered by archaeologists from Immaculata University and the Duffy’s Cut Project. Historians began looking for traces of the 57 men and their camp seven years ago.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20090325_Bones_may_be_from_19th-century_gravesite.html
Who knows how many small camps like this are out there along rail lines around the country.
