PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO RELOCATE INTERMENTS AT HISTORIC JAMESTOWNE, CITY OF JAMESTOWN, JAMES CITY COUNTY

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO RELOCATE INTERMENTS AT HISTORIC JAMESTOWNE, CITY OF JAMESTOWN, JAMES CITY COUNTY

PublishedDecember 12, 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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