Indian Burial Ground Discovered Under SRB High Baseball Field
Many high schools are installing synthetic turf football and baseball fields these days. They require a large upfront investment, but they can be cheaper in the long run. They cut out the need for watering, mowing, fertilizing, and other maintenance. Plus, they look really nice and clean, and kids enjoy playing on them.
Strong River Bend (SRB) High Baseball started construction on their turf installation on Monday, and it has already been halted. Construction workers were doing some dirt work, and a worker discovered what appeared to be human bones. The crew stopped working, and they called the school principal, Dr. Dick Belding. Dr. Belding then called the police. SRB Police examined the bones, and they thought the bones were possibly hundreds of years old. So, they called the Mississippi Archaeological Society (MAS) to inspect the area.
Dr. Belding said, “I was shocked when the construction foreman called me about the bones. I didn’t have this on my 2026 bingo card. To be safe, I called the police for them to check it out. The bones looked really old, but you never know. When Jones Indiana with the MAS got here and looked it over, he told me that he was pretty sure our field was built on an Indian burial ground. He said we’d need to halt construction for a while for them to check it out. Indiana and his crew are coming Monday to get started. I hope it doesn’t take long, but I have no idea at this point.”
The turf was supposed to be ready to go by mid- December in time for the 2027 baseball season, but no one knows at this point. The archaeological dig could last 2 days, or it could last 2 months.
SRB Baseball Coach Sparky Granderson said, “The kids are I are pumped up about this turf field, so we weren’t thrilled to learn the news. But, it is what it is. This could explain why our program hasn’t been very good historically. We’ve said on multiple occasions that the baseball gods just haven’t been too kind to us. Well, maybe the Indian gods cursed us. Maybe that’s been the problem. Hopefully, we won’t have to worry about that going forward.”
The SRVO will keep you updated on the archaeological dig and the progress of the baseball field.
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