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warrior1

(12,325 posts) Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:36 AM Oct 2012

Toppled tree exposes skeletal remains, cement box in New Haven, Connecticut

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The winds that toppled trees, knocked out power and carved a path of devastation through Connecticut Monday night, also led to a strange discovery on the New Haven Green.

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A giant oak tree that stood in the downtown park since 1909 lost its footing in the powerful storm and tipped to the ground revealing human remains and what city officials believe to be some type of time capsule, tangled in its roots.

“You think it’s the hurricane? I think it’s a dead man trying to tell a tale,” a passerby, Curtis T told the New Haven Independent.

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Toppled tree exposes skeletal remains, cement box in New Haven, Connecticut (Original Post) warrior1 Oct 2012 OP

Cool. sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #1

Jimmy Hoffa? nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #2

No it's probably from an old cemetery. warrior1 Oct 2012 #3

The New Haven Green was once a cemetary long ago. This skeleton is from the end CTyankee Oct 2012 #9

As were most Greens in New England.. opiate69 Oct 2012 #12

They finally found Hoffa!!! Awesome!! kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #4

Damn! You beat me to it! GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #11

That's so Halloweeny! Some poor soul helped raise that majestic oak-- TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #5

I just watched the film "Dark Shadows" last night. In the movie, Zorra Oct 2012 #6

paging Geraldo! central scrutinizer Oct 2012 #7

From Poltergeist: You moved the cemetery, but you left the bodies, didn't you? n/t cynatnite Oct 2012 #8

Whyyyyy???? Whyyyyyy????? thelordofhell Oct 2012 #14

Man, I love the New Haven Green... opiate69 Oct 2012 #10

This stood since 1909? Wow. I love my state and it's rich history. Jennicut Oct 2012 #13

sinkingfeeling

(51,474 posts)

1. Cool.

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Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:40 AM

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ProudProgressiveNow

(6,129 posts)

2. Jimmy Hoffa? nt

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Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:41 AM

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warrior1

(12,325 posts)

3. No it's probably from an old cemetery.

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Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:45 AM

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CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

9. The New Haven Green was once a cemetary long ago. This skeleton is from the end

Reply to warrior1 (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:24 PM

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of the 18th century and the guy died of smallpox.

The Green has been in existence since the founding of New Haven in 1638.

opiate69

(10,129 posts)

12. As were most Greens in New England..

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:37 PM

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Or, at least as I remember them, there was always a church and cemetary on part of them anyway.

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

4. They finally found Hoffa!!! Awesome!!

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Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:05 PM

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GoCubsGo

(32,093 posts)

11. Damn! You beat me to it!

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Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:29 PM

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TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

5. That's so Halloweeny! Some poor soul helped raise that majestic oak--

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Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:07 PM

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not a bad legacy.

Zorra

(27,670 posts)

6. I just watched the film "Dark Shadows" last night. In the movie,

Reply to warrior1 (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:15 PM

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workers dig up a coffin, within which a vampire (Johnny Depp playing Barnabas Collins) has been chained for a few hundred years. He was put in the coffin, and buried, by a witch.

I'm just sayin'...ya know...

central scrutinizer

(11,662 posts)

7. paging Geraldo!

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Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:19 PM

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what's in the box?!

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)

8. From Poltergeist: You moved the cemetery, but you left the bodies, didn't you? n/t

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Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:23 PM

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thelordofhell

(4,569 posts)

14. Whyyyyy???? Whyyyyyy?????

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Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:42 PM

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opiate69

(10,129 posts)

10. Man, I love the New Haven Green...

Reply to warrior1 (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:25 PM

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In high school, I played tuba (euphonium) and my senior year, the other tuba player from my school and I went and took part in "Tubalation." An annual free concert on the Green, of tuba players and baritone horn players from all over the state playing Christmas music... epic! What a shame that historic tree fell victim to Sandy

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)

13. This stood since 1909? Wow. I love my state and it's rich history.

Reply to warrior1 (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:41 PM

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Sad to see the tree go though. Very spooky for Halloween.

These town greens are all over the state. One down the street from me in Thomaston. The biggest town green in the United States is in Lebanon, CT.

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