Three graves possibly found under Tropicana Field parking lots
A contractor hired by the city of St. Petersburg, Fla. located the possible burial sites beneath lots 1 and 2 outside the ballpark
By Samuel Chamberlain | New York Post
Three possible graves have been found under a pair of parking lots adjacent to Tropicana Field, the home of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, officials announced Friday.
A contractor hired by the city of St. Petersburg, Fla. located the possible burial sites beneath lots 1 and 2 outside the ballpark, near a highway overpass, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The lots, though not Tropicana Field itself, are built on the former site of Oaklawn Cemetery, which housed the remains of black people and white people in segregated sections.
"While the number of potential graves discovered is small, it is not insignificant," St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman said in a statement. "Every person has value and no one should be forgotten. This process is of the utmost importance and we will continue to do right by these souls and all who loved them as we move forward."
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https://www.foxnews.com/sports/three-graves-possibly-found-under-tropicana-field-parking-lotsThe city, which is seeking to redevelop the land around the ballpark, hired the Riverview-based company Cardno earlier this year to search for potential gravesites, using ground-penetrating radar work.
