Looking to solve a mystery in Copeland
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| By Jack Flinn |
They live at the old Bill Leech place on Holmes Road in Copeland, and they say there are several people buried there, most of them, according to what they were told, with the last name Ball.
"When Bill bought the place in the 70s," they wrote, "there were several headstones marking the graves. When they came back to build, they had all been removed."
They go on to say they understand that some sort of colony, perhaps religious, set up in the area, but they don't remember the name. They said that back when the river flooded, folks brought their animals to the property to escape the high water.
I agree with their assessment that it would be interesting to know who those people were. They said there are still rocks there, laid out in a circle and hard to see, but little else to indicate what once had been.
"Were there Indians around then, too?" they ask.
This is the first I've heard of it, so I don't have any answers to give them, but I'm sure there are folks out there who remember, and I hope you'll share. Claudia and David's place is on the road just before Turner Hill Road, going north, if that helps ring a bell.
If you can shed a little light on this mystery, shoot me an email, jflinn@newsbf.com, or use the link below to have a comment added to this article.
Claudia and David would sure appreciate it, and to be honest, so would I!