By Jay Adams CEG CORRESPONDENT Michael Hebert has faced some interesting cases in his time as archaeologist of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), but nothing like this. Hebert, who has been with RIDOT since 1989, had seen construction site digs unearth and reveal fragments and pottery, burial sites and even forgotten buildings, but Hebert and his colleagues weren’t prepared in June 2006 when heavy rains and subsequent erosion exposed the human remains of 71 individuals on the north- ern side of Route 37 in Cranston, R.I., during a project behind the former Davol manufacturing building on Sockanosset Cross Road. By doing a much more sensitive kind of excavation work, Hebert and his colleagues learned over many months that the remains, dat- ing from 1887 to 1917, were from what had been the unmarked State Farm Cemetery. From the first of their 19th century burials, to their accidental unearthing, to their public iden- tifications and proper reburial with honored cer- emony, it took 122 years, but a state highway department did it up right. A Stunning Scene When Route 37 was built in the early 1960s, state and federal laws did not mandate the many approval and review pro- cedures that RIDOT fol- lows today, prior to any work. With property sim- ply marked on most maps as state-owned, and origi- nal wooden markers long rotted, the highway was inadvertently constructed over a section of a ceme- tery. “Route 37 was com- pleted in 1968 and the old Rehabilitation of Rhode Island’s Route 37 Unearths Long-Forgotten Cemetery THE NEW ENGLAND SUPPLEMENT Your New England States Connection • John LaCamera 1-800-225-8448 • Kent Hogeboom 1-800-988-1203 December 9 2009 Vol. XXII • No. 25 “The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” 1 1 1 11 2 16 201 3 9 1 95 95 495 95 9 16 3 26 2 202 89 93 93 95 2 7 4 7 2 89 89 91 91 3 7 2 2 6 90 90 495 95 93 195 95 6 95 7 6 395 95 84 91 91 84 95 E Q U I P M E N T G U I D E FORMERLY An aerial shot of Route 37 and rear of 100 Sockanossett Cross Road/old Davol Building — now leased by Citizen’s Bank from Carpionato Corporation. The center of the old State Farm Cemetery is under the highway — the section that the drainage erosion/outwash is near the corner of the parking lot. Shawmut Equipment Company Inc. has opened a new full service facility in South Easton, Mass. As a Manitowoc Crane Group distribu- tor, Shawmut Equipment Company sells and supports Grove, Manitowoc, National and Potain cranes in the six states of New England and the three Canadian Maritime provinces. Shawmut Equipment’s new Massachusetts facility provides several acres of yard space for stocking new and used cranes, five large service bays, one wash bay, two parts warehousing areas, sales and service offices, a conference room, and a training room. The staff includes seven mechanics and two sales- men. The new facility also has six service trucks, all fully stocked with service manu- als, welding equipment and parts. They Shawmut Equipment Co. Opens S. Easton Facility see CEMETERY page 8 see SHAWMUT page 14 Authorized Deutz Distributor Kraft Power Corporation Engines, Parts & Service 800-969-6121 Woburn, MA & Syracuse, NY Kraft Power Corporation Perkins Master Service Dealer NJ, MA & NY Engines, Parts & Service 800-969-6121 www.kraftpower.com EQUIPMENT FINANCING CHARLES RIVER FINANCIAL call 617-787-9090 Other Screens Available www.ez-screen.com 866-745-5828 Works with 1 Yard Loader or 96" Bucket. Excellent 5'x4' Vibratory Screenbox! Ideal for site clean- ups. One man = 50 yards a day+. Talk to the folks that own them. 2 Year warranty. This will be the fastest payback of ANY machine you've ever bought! NEW $9,500 plus freight. EZ Screen 550XL MULTI MACHINE INC. 888-888-1248 • GUARANTEED TO FIT • HIGH QUALITY • FAST SHIPPING WE STOCK RUBBER TRACKS for Over 2,500 Models! Some Used Tracks Available. BEST PRICES For all your used equipment go to www .ewsleeper .com Bangor, ME (207) 942-4838 Caribou, ME (207) 498-2547 Westbrook, ME (207) 854-8411 Chelmsford, MA (978) 479-5192 Concord, NH (603) 224-4063 Your #1 Source for Used Equipment Visit: www.chadwick-baross.com www.foleyengines.com WANTED 603-595-2090 CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT Call Lou Giza
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By Jay AdamsCEG CORRESPONDENT
Michael Hebert has faced some interestingcases in his time as archaeologist of the RhodeIsland Department of Transportation (RIDOT),but nothing like this.
Hebert, who has been with RIDOT since1989, had seen construction site digs unearthand reveal fragments and pottery, burial sitesand even forgotten buildings, but Hebert and hiscolleagues weren’t prepared in June 2006 whenheavy rains and subsequent erosion exposed thehuman remains of 71 individuals on the north-ern side of Route 37 in Cranston, R.I., during aproject behind the former Davol manufacturingbuilding on Sockanosset Cross Road.
By doing a much more sensitive kind ofexcavation work, Hebert and his colleagueslearned over many months that the remains, dat-ing from 1887 to 1917, were from what hadbeen the unmarked State Farm Cemetery.
From the first of their 19th century burials, totheir accidental unearthing, to their public iden-tifications and proper reburial with honored cer-emony, it took 122 years, but a state highwaydepartment did it up right.
A Stunning SceneWhen Route 37 was
built in the early 1960s,state and federal laws didnot mandate the manyapproval and review pro-cedures that RIDOT fol-lows today, prior to anywork. With property sim-ply marked on most mapsas state-owned, and origi-nal wooden markers longrotted, the highway wasinadvertently constructedover a section of a ceme-tery.
“Route 37 was com-pleted in 1968 and the old
Rehabilitation of Rhode Island’s Route37 Unearths Long-Forgotten Cemetery
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An aerial shot of Route 37 and rear of 100 Sockanossett CrossRoad/old Davol Building — now leased by Citizen’s Bank fromCarpionato Corporation. The center of the old State FarmCemetery is under the highway — the section that the drainageerosion/outwash is near the corner of the parking lot.
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The Vermont Department ofTransportation received bids fortransportation-related improve-ment projects.
Following is a list of some ofthe projects let.
County: WindhamTown: Brattleboro.Project Name: BrattleboroBRF 2000(21)S.Contract ID: 96J228.Location: Beginning at a pointon existing Town Highway 10approximately .007 mi. (0.11km) southeast of existing inter-section of Town Highway 10and VT 9 and proceeding north-easterly 361 ft. (110 m) along anew Town Highway 10 align-ment.Project: Construction of newbridge downstream from exist-
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BHO 1443 (39).Contract ID: 99J230.Location: Beginning approxi-mately 2.45 mi. west of inter-section of Town Highway 1 andTown Highway 3 and extendingwest 0.027 mi.Project: Removal of existingbridge superstructure, rehabilita-tion of existing bridge abut-ments, construction of newbridge superstructure and minorapproach reconstruction.Contractors and BidAmounts:
• Miller Construction Inc. —$361,928.
• Cold River Bridges LLC —$387,722.
• Renaud Brothers Inc. —$402,555.
• Neil H. Daniels Inc. —$457,943.
• Blow & Cote Inc. —$478,748.
• Alpine Construction LLC —$488,248.
• B.U.R. Construction LLC —$504,008.
• J.A. McDonald Inc. —$523,015.
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• J.P. Sicard Inc. — $544,379.
County: FranklinTown: Fairfax.Project Name: Fairfax BHF 023-1(5).Contract ID: 86E064.Location: Beginning on VT 104 approx-imately 0.8 mi. northwesterly of intersec-tion of VT 104 and VT 128 and extend-ing southeasterly 0.038 mi.Project: Rehabilitation of existingBridge No. 10 over the Mill Brook toinclude superstructure along with relatedsubstructure repair and approach road-way work.Contractors and Bid Amounts:
• Blow & Cote Inc. — $633,990.• J.P. Sicard Inc. — $651,581.• Cold River Bridges LLC — $783,445.
County: StatewideTown: Statewide.
Project Name: Hartford-Newbury IM091-2(72).Contract ID: 99A052.Location: Northbound and southboundinterstate barrels beginning at MM 69.96and extending northerly 41 mi. to MM110.96 at Newbury/Ryegate townlineand exit 11 southbound off ramp.Project: Solid rock excavation, scaling,trim blasting, rock doweling, traffic con-trol and other related items.Contractors and Bid Amounts:
• J.A. McDonald Inc. — $2,659,755.• Morrill Construction Inc. —
$3,050,720.
County: StatewideTown: Multiple towns.Project Name: Weathersfield-Thet IMCULV(17).Contract ID: 08A108.Location: Bridge 29-3 located on I-91 inWeathersfield at MM 47.9. Bridge 33-3is located on I-91 in Windsor at MM
57.4. Bridge 38-6 is located on I-91 inHartland at MM 64.8. Bridge 38-7 islocated on I-91 in Hartland at MM 64.9.Bridge 42-1 is located on I-91 inHartford at MM 69.9. Bridge 47-1 islocated on I-91 in Hartford at MM 73.3.Bridge 54-3 is located on I-91 inThetford at MM 88.Project: Preventative maintenance toexisting culverts, including installation ofpipe liners and related channel work.Contractors and Bid Amounts:
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$2,387,759.• J.A. McDonald Inc. — $2,461,452.• Pike Industries Inc. — $2,551,165.• Kingsbury Companies LLC —
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related items.
Contractors and Bid Amounts:• J. Hutchins Inc. — $399,264.
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State Farm Cemetery was under Route 37,” said Hebert.“The highway was elevated, 15 to 20 feet above the ceme-tery. Back in the 1950s and 60s, during the Eisenhower era,when the federal highway system was put into place, therewere no environmental laws in place, no considerations forcemeteries.”
Hebert added that in 1966, the Historical Preservation Actwas established by Congress and that, “After 1969, thingsreally improved,” in marking such historic places. But thisdidn’t help the 71 people who were suddenly taken out of theground when Route 37 got that makeover in 2006.
Hebert described the stunning scene at the time: “Thedrainage system had failed and there was erosion at the baseof the highway. With the rains, humanremains rushed out of the gulley into theparking lot where the people who worked atCitizens Bank parked. They go to the parkinglot and all these skulls were around theircars.”
The police were called in, as the statemedical examiner thought it was some ghast-ly crime scene.
“I was called in and met with the StateHistorical Preservation archaeologist todetermine where the original remains camefrom. We found a certain number. Were theremore?” Hebert said.
No MournersAccording to RIDOT, in the 19th century,
the State Farm was overcrowded with poorsanitary conditions. Diseases, most notablytuberculosis, ravaged the population.Records indicated that about a quarter of thepeople who died at State Farm were buriedthere, brought to the grave by horse-drivenhearse.
Often, there were no mourners and nofamily to claim them. That job would be leftto people a century removed.
Beyond the bones, the men hired byRIDOT found lead coffin plates and eachplate had a different burial number and graveplot designation. There also was the date ofdeath and, in most cases, burial badge num-
bers. This would prove to be a great help.Construction work for DOT was straightfor-
ward around Route 37. To correct drainageproblems, RIDOT needed to build a newdrainage swale on the side of the highway,which required minor excavation. The trickywork came in how to remove, organize and cat-egorize the remains
The vast majority was discovered andremoved with the assistance of the archaeolo-gists. RIDOT then hired the archeological firmPAL Inc. of Pawtucket who carefully removedthe remains, catalogued and identified them,then took on the task of conducting genealogi-
cal research to identify their families and anylineal descendants.
“With a backhoe, we carefully scraped thearea, the top soil, removed the remains andtook them to the lab for study,” said Hebert.“We then notified next of kin. We put in apublic advertisement in an attempt to findthem. We had to take out two Cranston per-mits to remove and rebury them. To the kinwe gave a choice: Give us permission forreburial or take the remains with them.
“RIDOT had to fix the drainage, removesoil, put in a new drain,” added Hebert. “Thiswould involve more excavating. The OldState Farm Cemetery was a 3.4-acre parcelnear the former State Hospital. Either thenext of kin of those buried there were toopoor to pay for a burial plot or there were nonext of kin. The people were just buriedthere from around 1873 through 1918.”
Hebert said the cemetery was filled up anda new State Farm Cemetery was established
to the immediate northwest andwas used between 1918 through1933 with small concrete markersestablishing the graves.
Lack of HeadstonesAccording to RIDOT, the
process of identifying the remainswas difficult because of the lack ofthe headstones; but the discovery ofthe lead coffin nameplates withnearly every grave shaft helpedimmensely. According to CharlesSt. Martin of RIDOT the findingswere, “evidence to the sparse livesthese people lived and how theywere laid to rest. Along with theskeletal remains, only glass buttons
Rain, Erosion Reveal Burial Ground at R.I. Construction Site
see CEMETERY page 12
PAL archaeologists uncover topsoil to locate grave shafts forgrave removal in an area where failed drainage outfall is to bereplaced.
Personal items associated with uncov-ered individuals undergoes analysis byJay Waller of PAL Inc. prior to reburial.Personal items include false teeth,remains of dress, hair combs, pins, but-tons, etc.
PAL archaeologists uncover a burial plot in 2006. The remains were found on thenorthern side of Route 37 in Cranston, R.I., during a project behind the formerDavol manufacturing building on Sockanosset Cross Road.
Shown here is the gully where the remains first washed out inAugust 2006.
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from hospital gowns they were buried in, along with anoccasional ring or hair comb, were the only items recov-ered.”
But RIDOT staff worked very hard. They were able tolocate details on each person, including where they lived instate care, how they died, their nationalities and their reli-gious preferences. When they were re-interred by RIDOTexcavation workers in 2008, it was done with their identitiesand bits of their lives re-established.
For more than a year, the department fielded many corre-spondences from people trying to discover if they were relat-ed to the re-interred individuals.
The state made connections to actual descendants, someof whom came to a very moving ceremony this past July, setup by the state.
“It was a very involved process,” added Hebert. “It tooktwo-and-a-half years. We thought these people deservedsomething more than a reburial without any sort of a cere-mony.”
That summer day, RIDOT hosted a memorial service tohonor the lives of the 71 men, women and children re-interred in June 2008 at State Institution Cemetery No. 2,which sits on the Cranston-Warwick line.
RIDOT planned beyond backhoes and earthmovers forthe July 14 event. The state arranged for all possible clergymembers to attend, representing the faiths of the 71 people.There was music, flowers on each gravestone and a wreath-laying ceremony by a national representative of the Sons ofUnion Veterans of the Civil War.
At the ceremony, RIDOT Director Michael P. Lewis said,“Ever since the remains of individuals were discovered, thedepartment has been committed to the task of seeing thatthey would be re-interred with dignity and honor and thattheir graves would not be lost. I am proud … to see the ful-fillment of that pledge.”
Monument in the WorksWorking with Warwick and Cranston, the Pawtucket
River Authority, the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery andmany other agencies, RIDOT reburied and reseeded thegraves and is now working on a vertical monument for theState Farm Cemetery. This memorial is being designed by
the award-winning firm of Bradford Associates. “There will be a suitable monument at Route 37,” added
Hebert. “We will identify the area as State Farm Cemetery.This is rare that we had to go to this extent, but highwayswere built over cemeteries across this country, with the lackof environmental laws. Highways were built over cemeter-ies and some 3,100 people are still buried under the highwaythere.”
(This story also can be found on ConstructionEquipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequip-mentguide.com.) CEG
RIDOT Honors Individuals Interred in State Farm CemeteryCEMETERY from page 8
Heavy rains and subsequent erosion exposed thehuman remains of 71 individuals on the northern sideof Route 37 in Cranston, R.I., during a project behindthe former Davol manufacturing building onSockanosset Cross Road. Grave occupants were re-interred in June 2008 at State Institution Cemetery No.2, which sits on the Cranston-Warwick line.
This past summer, RIDOT hosted a memorial serviceto honor the lives of the 71 men, women and childrenre-interred in June 2008 at State Institution CemeteryNo. 2, which sits on the Cranston-Warwick line.
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BOSTON (AP) Hundreds of con-struction workers are flooding theStatehouse to lobby on behalf ofcasino gambling in Massachusetts.
The hard-hats rallied outside Oct.29, just hours before a legislativehearing about an array of gamblingproposals.
Gov. Deval Patrick tried but
failed last year to win approval ofthree resort-style casinos. His prin-cipal opponent, former HouseSpeaker Salvatore DiMasi, hassince resigned and new SpeakerRobert DeLeo backs expandedgaming.
The same is true of SenatePresident Therese Murray.
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) Plans for a temporaryLake Champlain ferry service aimed at providing atemporary link for the now-closed Lake ChamplainBridge are moving ahead, with the state of Vermonthiring a contractor to build the ferry landing on theVermont side.
The state Agency of Transportation chose KubrickyConstruction, of Mechanicville, N.Y., to do theVermont land work. Starting Nov. 30, the companywill build approach roads in preparation for in-water
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The bridge, linking Crown Point, N.Y., and WestAddison, Vt., was closed suddenly Oct. 16 amid safe-ty concerns.
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Shawmut Eyes New Service Heights With Mass. Facility
Shawmut Equipment Company Inc. sells Grove cranesat its locations in South Easton, Mass., Manchester,Conn., and Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Shawmut Equipment’s renovated lobby in SouthEaston includes a glass-enclosed case for large scalemodels of cranes.
Peter Blinn, product support manager, is responsiblefor all aspects of Shawmut Equipment’s service andpart’s operation.
Shawmut’s new South Easton, Mass., shop offers fivelarge service bays that can accommodate large cranesfor service or repairs.
Brian O’Connell is vice president ofShawmut Equipment Company Inc.
Dave Smith, parts sales representa-tive, helps Shawmut’s customersget the crane parts they needquickly.
Shawmut has been servicing,repairing, renting, and sellingcranes since 1957.
Shawmut more than doubled the size of its facility andwork space when the company moved from Norfolk toits new South Easton, Mass., facility.
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The new facility is located at 136 Eastman Street (Route 106) in South Easton, Mass., on theSouth Easton and Mansfield town line.
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Where can you go to get high performance boom-mounted attachments?
Allied Construction Products, LLCFor over 65 years, we’ve developed many attachments that are legendary in
the construction and demolition industries that demand high performance. Names like Ho-Ram, Hy-Ram®, Rammer, Ho-Pac® and Pedestal Breaker System™ are names that equal:
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And, now Allied adds to that great family background with the Sandvik (Rammer) and AR Series™ hammers. Allied’s attachments don’t take a back seat to any competitor.
In particular, our Sandvik(Rammer) product features a long-stroke design, all oil operation and ProControl. All of our high performance boom-mounted attachmentsare supported by the most respected parts and service organization in North America. Customer satisfaction is job one at Allied. Great products supported by people who know the industry and its customers. To put a high performance Allied attachment on your machine, call the Tyler Equipment Corporation office nearest you.
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Petrowsky Holds November Sale in North Franklin, Conn.
Two prospective bidders get a closer lookat a Bandit Beast 3680 horizontal grinderbefore the start of the sale.
Backhoe loaders stretched down the center of the sale site, perfectlyaligned for bidders to view.
On a chilly day in November, Petrowsky Auctioneers’s25-acre auction facility provides its attendees withprofessional service and comfort with a drive-by rampwhere equipment and vehicles pass.
A line of excavators wait to make their way down the Petrowskyauction ramp on day-one of the two-day sale.
These three bidders attended the auction on Nov. 13 toinspect the equipment for sale from area contractorsand equipment dealers. (L-R) are Joe Mineri of MineriExcavating in North Haven, Conn.; Robert Pesapane ofStatewide Construction in New Haven, Conn.; andLouis Mineri of Mineri Excavating in North Haven.
This 1993 Timberjack 2618 feller buncher was one ofthousands of lots for sale at Petrowsky’s major publicequipment auction.
Matt Hubbard of Yankee Heritage inMiddletown, Conn., previews a 2001 IH4700 4x2 at Petrowsky headquartersand sale site in North Franklin, Conn.
“Mack” (L) and Raymond Landry of Frank Landry &Son Inc. in Sherman, Maine, were on the prowl forheavy equipment on day-one of PetrowskyAuctioneers’s sale of construction, earthmoving,paving equipment, as well as, trucks and trailers.
Petrowsky Auctioneers Inc.held a sale Nov. 13 and 14at its headquarters in North
Franklin, Conn.The two-day major public
auction featured thousands of
lots of equipment from area con-tractors and equipment dealers,including construction, earth-moving and paving equipment,trucks and trailers, landscapingand more.
This bidder has his own private audience ready towatch him test out a 1987 Caterpillar CB-214 double
drum roller.
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