Princ e Willia m Co unty Cole s Distric t F ire a nd Re sc ue Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion Proje c t November 4, 2014
Cole s Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion Purpose Project update and recommendations about Cemetery. Staff Introductions Lou Ann Dorrier - PWC Public Works Matthew Corneliussen - PWC Public Works John Mitchell, PWC Public Works Shawn Crispin – PWC Department of Fire and Rescue Mackenzie Coldwell Rohm – Versar F. Thomas Lee – Samaha Architects Ken Cahoon – Samaha Architects |2| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
Cole s Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion Goals of Tonight’s Meeting Share information gathered about the cemetery Land ownership Genealogy of who may be buried there Results of non-destructive testing on site Site strategies and constraints Cemetery status Project Schedule Next steps |3| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
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Cole s Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion Existing Coles Station • Current station built in 1980 -- 34 years old and in worn condition. • Construction of a new fire station to replace the existing station. • New station needed to meet service needs based on current and projected growth. |5| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
Cole s VF D Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion Property History • Fire station located on current parcel since 1940s. • Coles VFD purchased adjacent parcel in 2002, aware of the onsite cemetery. |6| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
Cole s Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion Abandoned Cemetery Cemetery not maintained. • Based on research and site exploration, approximately 16 to 18 grave sites. • |7| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
Cole s Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion The Norman Cemetery From 1988 recordation, only one inscribed headstone for 14 burials Charles E. Norman (1855) Additional potential burials Mildred Lynn (wife of Benson Lynn, 1854) Lucinda Lynn Norman (daughter of Charles E. and Mary F. Norman 1855, age 15 months) Benson Lynn (1858) Benson Lynn siblings and children? Extended Lynn ad Norman members? Grace V. Tansill, November 19, 1887, age 6 Bettie C. Tansill (daughter of George W. and Rena Tansill, 1889, age 2 months) Elizabeth Tansill (aunt of George W. Tansill 1887) James Tansill (uncle of George W. Tansill 1888) Charles Norman Headstone, currently at Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery in George W. Tansill (husband of Rena Tansill, between Loudoun County. 1888 and 1900) Photograph courtesy of Dicke Belle |8| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
Cole s Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion Norman Family Ties Benson Lynn Owned project area during early-to-mid 19 th cen. Son of John, grandson of William (possible land connection) with 6 siblings: Alexander, Baylass, Enoch, Jackson, John, and Thornton Lynn Married to Emily Norman and had 4 children: Elizabeth "Lucy," Levi, Alexander, and Lucinda Lynn Married to Mildred Craig and had 3 children: Mary Frances, Leland, and Lafayette Lynn Charles E. Norman Never owned the project area Married to Mary Frances Lynn (Daughter of Benson Lynn) At least six children: Andrew (born 1845), William F. (“Fielder”, born 1849), Mildred (born 1850), Eppa (born 1852), Lucinda Lynn (born 1853), and Charles E. [Jr.] (born 1855) Surviving family moved to Loudoun County ~1877 Extended family in Occoquan and Independent Hill |9| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
Cole s Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion Norman Family Ties – cont. George Tansill Purchased project area in 1882 Married Rena E. Lynn (grand- daughter of Benson Lynn and son of Leeland) Remarried after George's death and sold the project area in 1900 Two child died while in ownership Grace V. Tansill, died of diphtheria on November 19, 1887 at the age of six Bettie C. Tansill, passed away at the age of 2 months in April 1889 Robert Tansill, locally famous Civil War vet, is George W.’s father’s cousin |10| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
Cole s Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion The Norman Cemetery Delineation Step 1 – Clean up (Sept. 13) Troup 1400 Cody Herrmann Eagle Scout Project Sept 2 – Geophysical Survey (Sept. 15&16) Magnetometer Records spatial variation in the Earth's magnetic field (e.g., cultural anomalies) Iron and steel, brick, burned soil, and many types of rock Disturbed soils or decayed organic materials Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Uses antenna to transmit electromagnetic energy pulses that bounce off materials with different electrochemical properties Burials, wells, cisterns, tunnels, privies, and filled in cellars, pit features, mounds architecture |11| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
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Cole s Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion Results Total potential graves n=17 From mag and GPR data |14| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
Cole s Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion The Norman Cemetery Delineation TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP -7 -6 -5 -10 -9 -1 -2 -3 -11 -4 -12 -8 Step 3 – Tile Probe Survey (Sept. 18) Total of 12 transects Cover “gaps” Follow cemetery geometry Several additional stones located No additional burials |15| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
Cole s Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion New Station Design Design Constraints and Approximately 21,500 square Considerations feet for career and volunteer Site shape and property Fire & Rescue personnel boundaries One story structure per Fire & Site Topography Rescue Design Standards Abandoned cemetery Manual Existing station MUST remain 6 bays operational at all times during construction Schematic design put on hold Existing entrances can be in February 2014. reused New entrance location as allowed by VDOT Emergency Vehicle Resonce and public traffic flow |16| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
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Cole s Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion Recommendations and next steps Relocate cemetery to another area of the site Primary concern is the treatment of the cemetery. • If relocated onsite, will be maintained, easily accessible, buffered from fire station activity. • Assemble an advisory group of citizens to assist in the new location design. • Application to move remains to the VDHR. Conduct archeological recovery of remains (Winter/Spring 2015). Re-internment following the construction of the Fire Station Prepare a report according to VDHR Burial permit. |18| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
Cole s Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion Cemetery Timeline • Jan 2014 – Meeting with Historical Commission • Feb – Sept 2014 - Research into possible remains on site (Records, Archives, RELIC, oral family history) • April 2014 – Public Notification soliciting information • July 2014 – Extended conversation with Joanna Wilson at VDHR. On- going conversations continued. Draft application reviewed by VDHR. • Sept 2014 - Advertisement of Public Meeting • Nov 4, 2014 – Historic Commission/Public meeting • Dec 2014 - File Application with VDHR • Archaeological confirmation and identification of burials • Biological study of human skeletal remains – if possible. • Re-internment on site |19| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
Cole s Sta tion No. 6 Re c onstruc tion Project Timeline • Schematic Design Aug 2013 – Oct 2014 • Design Development Oct 2014 – Jan 2015 • Site plan permitting Dec 2014 – Mar 2015 • Construction Drawings Feb 2015 – June 2015 • Building Permit/Bidding July 2015 – Nov 2015 • Construction Nov 2015 – Nov 2016 • Occupancy Dec 2016 |20| Cole s Distr ic t Station #6 / Nov. 4, 2014
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