Some caskets in the 1800's were lead lined.  That may be what you found. Shellee Anderson ________________________________ From: "Lemeterio@aol.com" <Lemeterio@aol.com> To: PAGREENE-L@rootsweb.com; WVMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com; WVMONONG-L@rootsweb.com; WVOHIO-L@rootsweb.com; PAWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com; WVWETZEL-L@rootsweb.com Cc: Descendant@rso.net; tomlaurel810@sbcglobal.net; Bill Baran <WBaran@prodigy.net>; Bethmyster@aol.com Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 6:01:34 PM Subject: [PAGRE] Artifacts found in Cemetery - need burial info Dear lists, Does anyone out there know about casket construction in the Civil War  era.  I was cleaning up our family  cemetery and raked up, at the bottom of a ground hog mound, several pieces of  something man-made that I can only think was part of a casket or caskets. They  are heavier than rock but apparently non-ferrous as they aren’t attracted to a  magnet. Thanks, Lou Lou Emeterio lemeterio@aol.com **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220439616x1201372437/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message