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Unknown Cemetery, 88-1 Summary Report, page 12

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Lacey Cemetery or the Unknown 88-1 Cemetery, as both are in high areas far above the river's flood plain. Lizzie's comment would not fit the other known “Jacobs” cemeteries on the arsenal, either. However, there have been stories told by at least two people of an old tombstone overgrown with Kudzu behind an igloo in the extreme southern end of the arsenal. The igloo in question was thought to be either 8574, 8575, or 8577. Access into this area has not yet been gained, so nothing further is known of the stories of another cemetery to the south of the Woodward Cemetery. Still, it “makes the pieces of the puzzle fit together” if there is indeed another old cemetery in that area, near the river, where floodwaters would back up and delay burials in the Spring of the years. Accordingly, there may be another cemetery as yet unmarked on the base installation maps. Perhaps time and further research will tell the rest of the story. For now, the other photos made of the little cemetery designated as 88-1 are given below: Unknown Cemetery, 88-1, Redstone Arsenal, Madison Co. AL, April 28, 2003 12 - (2909)    

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