As I recall, we had an instance of this in a strip mining situation in the 1970s in the Poioneer area, so it's not just North Carolina or WVA. Gene -------------- Original message -------------- Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:44:39 EDT From: Sharp2tono@aol.com Subject: Appalachian Mountain Top Removal Mining Imagine forcing family members to sign release forms before they can go visit family cemeteries on land bought up by the coal companies.