Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Dozens of bodies buried next to MGM casino outside Washington will be moved

(Click on the image for Justin Moyer's report in The Washington Post)
  • "A centuries-old cemetery yards from the MGM National Harbor casino that was the subject of a court battle is being moved.
    The Addison family cemetery, on a hill across from the MGM’s ride-sharing pickup, is the final resting place for a colonial family that settled on the banks of the Potomac in the 1600s. Amid legal wrangling, at least 36 bodies buried hundreds of years ago are being exhumed and moved to a nearby church connected with the Addisons."
  • "After a family vote and approval from the Prince George’s County Office of the State’s Attorney earlier this year, the cemetery will be moved to St. John’s Episcopal Church Broad Creek in Fort Washington, a congregation about four miles from the casino that the Addison family helped found."