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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in Lake Linganore.  Used to be a great community.  What were forests, hiking trails and vast green spaces are now being bulldozed by Ryan Homes.  Linganore, like a lot of Frederick, is changing- for the worse.[/quote]

I just bought one of those Ryan homes. In every neighborhood, there are always the "oh-so-wise, old-timers" who lament every time there is a new development and someone else invading their space. There are still plenty of green spaces in the area. There were no trails where Ryan is building. Furthermore, they are bringing in amenities that you never had before.  [/quote]

[b]They're building on the Indian Caves[/b]. You're supporting it. [/quote]

Can you tell me a little bit about this?

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Quoting myself. I googled and found this article. That’s really sad that there are no protections for ancient and archaeological sites on private land.

AKE LINGANORE -- Thousands of years ago, American Indians found shelter in a cave near what is now Boyers Mill Road.

Past archeological studies have turned up many artifacts, such as spears and pottery, from a period covering more than 5,000 years.

The cave's history and unique topography continue to draw local residents today. Yet many of its fans fear the historical site faces ruin in the near future.

The cave sits on property owned by Land Stewards, a Virginia-based developer that is building about 4,000 homes in the Lake Linganore area. Sites targeted for homes include about 11.8 acres surrounding the cave. Houses have already been built near the cave by previous developers.

John Clarke, on behalf of Land Stewards, said the company has never had any plans to disturb the cave.

Residents, however, worried that building houses on a bluff overlooking the cave will shatter the site's atmosphere and appeal, whether or not the cave itself stays intact. They formed a group, Save the Caves, and began lobbying Land Stewards to reconsider its development plans.

The two groups met Tuesday to negotiate possible solutions.

Land Stewards is not required to negotiate but is willing to do so because it wants to be a part of the community for years to come, said Robert Wilcox, president of the firm. He said the company was willing to consider all options except not developing at all in the area around the cave.

The company recently pulled a preliminary plan outlining potential development that it had submitted earlier this year to Frederick County Division of Planning. Residents worried that the plan showed 16 building lots extending nearly to the edge of cave's roof and the surrounding bluff. They stressed their desire that the forest and open space surrounding paths to the cave remain intact.

"We will tie ourselves to trees," joked resident Claudia Allemang.

They said the forest and giant boulders that lead to the cave contribute to its character. If those are removed and replaced with luxury homes, its natural feel of the past will be lost, they said.

The cave was the sixth archeological site in Frederick County registered with the state, said Richard Hughes of Maryland Historical Trust. The earliest known study of the cave took place in 1935 by archeologist E. Ralston Goldsborough. More comprehensive study was undertaken in the 1950s by a Myersville resident, Spencer Geasey.

"I spent three years excavating what was then called the Boyers Mill Rock Shelter," Mr. Geasey said. "... I found numerous stones, spears, arrowheads, scrapers, knives. I found a few animal bones, the remains of what they had eaten."

Due to the damp conditions of the cave, only about 400 bones were recovered, he said. The bones -- primarily of deer, raccoon and turkey -- were identified by the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh.

Despite the archeological significance, not much can be done to protect it, he said. Gary Garrison of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a division of the U.S. Department of Interior, said no federal protections exist for historical sites on privately owned land. Richard Hughes of the Maryland Historical Trust said state or federal regulations that protect some sites probably wouldn't apply to the Boyers Mill Rock Shelter unless it was a burial site

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/archives/cave-in/article_721e3cd8-d8dc-55f1-83e7-64cb0768b8c1.html
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So they are not ACTUALLY building on the graves and it's not Ryan.  Got it. You're just worried about the esthetics.  [/quote]

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