Runways of the Dead – The Weird Side of the Internet

Written by on January 1, 2025

Runways of the Dead – The Weird Side of the Internet – by Liam Sweeny.

When I lived in Troy, I lived on a hill that led up to HVCC, and as far as I was told, the end of my street fed into what was at one time a nail factory, and at one time an orphanage, not sure when either existed first or second. But one of the products of this, and why I tell it to you, is that my neighbor once told me that they found a grave in her backyard when she was putting in a fence. And I did dig, just through archives instead of the ground, and lo and behold, people did get buried there.

So, shovel in my hand… no Not even close. But it goes to show that graves can pop up anyplace. So if you find yourself at Savannah Hilton Head airport, at the edge of runways 10 and 28, you might just notice two rectangular patches of asphalt.

Yes, they’re graves.

This eternal resting acreage, or partial acreage, belongs to Catherine and Richard Dotson, who were born in the late eighteenth century and survived all of the way into the mid- to late nineteenth century. They along with a hundred other people, almost all of whom were relocated were buried on land that would need to be used for military aircraft in World War Two. But the Dotson family wouldn’t let them move Charles and Catherine, hence the runway Easter egg.

So now I’m thinking. Should I get an acre somewhere, or even an eighth of an acre and set up a burial plot? I mean, it a gamble that the land you get will become extremely inconvenient in such a way that they’ll keep your name alive in the “strange news” fluff stories of 2125.

I do have one ace up my sleeve. It’s in my back pocket, which will be facing topside if my burial wishes are honored.

 

 

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