PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISINTER BURIED HUMAN REMAINS, HISTORIC ST. LUKE’S CHURCH, ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISINTER BURIED HUMAN REMAINS, HISTORIC ST. LUKE’S CHURCH, ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

PublishedDecember 6, 2022

The Department of Historic Resources has received an application, submitted pursuant to Code of Virginia Section 10.1-2305, for a permit to allow the archaeological recovery of buried human remains. We invite all interested parties to contact us for further discussion. Read Public Notice [docx]

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