Construction crews working at the site of a new apartment building in Philadelphia found dozens of coffins — some nearly 300 years old — KYW reported, bringing work to a standstill.
The coffins had been interred in the First Baptist Church Burial Ground, a cemetery that was established in 1707, KYW reported. Records show the bodies, which include children and adults, should have been moved to the Mount Moriah Cemetery in southwest Philadelphia in 1860, but apparently the job was never completed.
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