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From: Ernest Everett Blevins <>
Subject: [SUVCW] Artifacts found near Lovejoy’s Station
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:15:13 -0500
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Recieved from and SCV list and forwarded becuase of mutual interest. Story
below.

Ernie Blevins
List Admin

Plumbing problems are usually unpleasant, but a recent water line
replacement yielded quite a bonanza. A homeowner north of Lovejoy’s Station
called historian Mark Pollard to report that a contractor digging in the
yard had uncovered what appeared to be artillery shells. Mark went to the
site and confirmed that the 44 objects were indeed 3-inch Hotchkiss shells.
Only one had been damaged by the digging, and all were subsequently rendered
safe.

The site’s location and topography make Mark confident that the shells are
from a Federal battery deployed in early September 1864. Mark persuaded the
homeowner to donate 42 shells to the Nash Farm Battlefield Museum
www.henrycountybattlefield.com. Having a set of shells found together will
be a boon for the museum, as most relics are found or sold off
individually. This discovery after 145 years also argues for preserving
historic sites.
Mark Pollard with 40 artillery shells unearthed on 9 October north of
Lovejoy’s Station.
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And now for the rest of the story: Unbeknownst to the land owner, the
contractor had already unearthed and set aside 28 artillery shells before
notifying the land owner of the discovery. The landowner gave the
contractor two shells as a reward before donating 42 to Nash Farm Museum .
The subterfuge was discovered when Mark was notified that a well-known relic
dealer had recently purchased 30 Hotchkiss shells discovered near Lovejoy’s
Station.

--
Ernest Everett Blevins, MFA • Blevins Historical Research
110 Evergreen Way • Villa Rica, Georgia 30180
• 770-456-1876

Historic Preservation Consultant -- Historical and Architectural Research --
Genealogical (Family) Research -- Preservation Planning and Documentation --
House History

Member: American Planning Association, New England Historic Genealogical
Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Sons
of Union Veterans, and member of numerous other lineage and heritage
societies.

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