Construction on part of a new section of a trail at Legacy Park in Decatur is on hold after crews unearthed what appears to be a historical burial vault, prompting concerns about potential unmarked graves on the site.
According to city officials, construction crews struck the underground vault on May 6 while grading near the park’s north entrance off South Columbia Drive. The site was previously the United Methodist Children’s Home for 144 years, until the city acquired it in 2017.
The 77-acre property started as an orphanage after the Civil War and is considered historically significant…