[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, REUSE: Ft. Monroe (VA) survey finds

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Surveys turn up cannon and two pieces of fused ordnance at Fort Monroe

By David Macaulay
Newport News Daily Press (VA)
March 21, 2010

HAMPTON - While the discovery of a cannon dating from the 1860s sticking 
vertically in the ground was the most significant find during a 
munitions survey last year at Fort Monroe, many other items were uncovered.

During 165 hours of research, a team dug up 2,313 metal targets, 
including two pieces of fused ordnance: an 8-inch-long parrot shell and 
a 10-inch cannon ball.

Other finds included a Chevy truck tailgate, three door knobs, four 
horse shoes, a potato masher and a pair of scissors.

Robert Reali, an environmental coordinator with the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Commission, called BRAC, said a geophysical survey was 
made using giant metal detectors.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_monroeside_0321mar21,0,6209923.story

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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