Posted on 06/29/2010 12:27:39 PM PDT by JoeProBono
DETROIT, - Detroit officials said workers have been unable to locate the remains of Michigan's first governor as part of a park renovation project.
The officials said workers moved the statue of Gov. Stevens T. Mason, who was first elected governor at the age of 24 in 1835, two years before Michigan gained statehood, in Capitol Park, but there was no sign of the governor's remains beneath the memorial, The Detroit News reported Tuesday.
Experts said details of Mason's last reburial, which occurred in 1955, are sparse due to a strike at the local newspapers. The remains are variously described as ashes in an urn and a full skeleton.
"Now we're thinking we'll have to dig underneath, maybe 8 feet or so," said Darwyn Parks, project manager for contractor Tooles.
Mason died in 1844 and his remains were moved to the park in 1905. They were last moved in 1955.
Parks said workers will continue searching for the body Tuesday.
Works for me!
We won that argument. We got Isle Royal and Ohio was forced to keep Toledo.
We won that argument. We got Isle Royal and Ohio was forced to keep Toledo.
Shouldn’t be hard to find. Simply listen for him rolling over in his grave as he looks at the sorry state of Michigan today.
They couldn't agree who had to take Toledo?
LOL!
The UP is one of America’s best kept secrets. There is no place in the world I would rather go for a vacation.
When I die, I want to spend eternity in Grand Marais.
Did they look in Baggage Claim at Detroit Metro?
Yup. Now they're digging up the runways.
That’s pretty much all of Grand Marais. The church bell rings out the hours of the day which was kinda nice. Last time I was up there, there was an Amish family on vacation there.
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