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It is pretty despicable that the city of Oxford, Alabama is using "fill" (aka dirt) from a 1,500 year old INDIAN MOUND!!

You would certainly think that the Indian mound would be protected but the city owns it and they could careless about the significant value of it OR how the taxpayers feel.

It is believed that the site was used to send smoke signals. Though it is currently unclear if the site holds human remains or not..

A third of the site will be cleared for "fill" for a new Sam's Club (aka Walmart). The rest of the mound will be later developed for a commercial business..

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OXFORD, Ala. (AP) – City officials have ignored another protest over the city's decision to destroy a stone mound on a hill behind the Oxford Exchange created by American Indians 1,500 years ago.
Tony Castaneda, of Anniston, and Sharon Jackson, of Fruithurst, who claim to be Indian elders, presented Mayor Leon Smith with a petition Monday containing more than 600 signatures of people opposed to the site's destruction. The Anniston Star reported Tuesday Smith became agitated when the two arrived at City Hall, took the petition and went back inside.
Castaneda and Jackson collected more signatures at City Hall that evening. The state Historical Commission says the mound is the largest of its kind in Alabama. The city paid to have part of the hill taken down for fill at a Sam's Club.

Written by By DAN WHISENHUNT, The Anniston Star

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