在美国印第安纳州东郡400号公路南段的路中间有个土丘，硬生生把这条沥青路割成两半。这个土丘是Nancy
Kerlin Barnett女士的墓地。Nancy Kerlin(1793-1831)在1808年(她只有14岁)和William
Barnett结婚，后来搬到现在的Amity附近定居下来。在她39岁的1831年死去，当时埋在可以俯瞰Sugar
Creek地区的一个山坡上，那里是她最喜欢的地方之一。又过了几年，其他的亡者也被相继埋在那里，久而久之就成了一个小坟场。大约在本世纪初的时候，Johnson县决定修一条直跨那个墓场的公路，也就是说那里的坟墓都得移址。Nancy有一个儿子不同意移走她的墓，而因为墓场其他坟墓都清理干净了，开发商也就不介意把Nancy的墓留在那，就让公路在修到这个位置的时候把它包围起来。这一次还不算麻烦协商之后就解决了，更棘手的还在后面：县里打算拓宽这条路。但是现在这个坟墓就横在路中央，可能必须得想办法挪走了。这一次，Nancy的孙子Daniel
G. Doty反对。可是当该县施工方继续推进他们的计划时，Daniel
Doty就拿起猎枪站在了祖母坟墓上。他在那具体僵持了多久不得而知，但很明显他的抗议取得了成效，把这条县道给逼成了两条路，施工也是围起Nancy的墓做的。坟墓上放了保护它的混凝土板，1912年8月8日，坟墓上面还竖起了一块历史标牌。
A Grave in the Middle of the Road
In the middle of East County Road 400 South, near Amity, in the
state of Indiana, in the U.S., is a small mound of earth that
splits the asphalt road along its length. That mound is the grave
of Nancy Kerlin Barnett (1793-1831).
Nancy Kerlin was fourteen years old when she married William
Barnett in 1808, and they settled near what would become Amity,
Indiana. When she died in 1831 at age 39, she was buried on top of
a small hill that overlooked Sugar Creek - one of her favorite
spots. In the following years, several others also were buried
there and a small cemetery was created.
Around the turn of the century, Johnson County decided to build a
road directly through the cemetery, which meant that the graves
would need to be relocated. One of Nancy's sons objected to moving
her grave. Since the cemetery was already cleared off the remaining
graves, the developers didn’t mind leaving this one grave behind
and the road was laid around it.
Trouble started much later when the county wanted to widen the
road. Now the grave was smack dab in the middle of the
road and would have to be
moved. This time, Nancy Barnett’s grandson, Daniel G. Doty,
objected. But when the county pushed ahead with their plans, Daniel
Doty grabbed a shotgun and stayed on his grandmother’s grave.
Exactly how long he remained there isn’t known, but apparently his
defiance was enough to force the county to split the lanes right
down the middle and work around the plot. A concrete slab was
placed over the grave to protect it and on Aug. 8, 1912, a
historical marker was placed at the site as well.
A Grave in the Middle of the Road |
Amusing Planet
http://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/03/a-grave-in-middle-of-road.html
Nancy Kerlin Barnett Marker
http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=18089
Unik, Kuburan Nancy Berada di Tengah Jalan - Tribun
Bali
http://bali.tribunnews.com/2015/03/18/unik-kuburan-nancy-berada-di-tengah-jalan
浙江绍兴秋瑾纪念碑屹立在马路中间是否是挡道的“钉子墓”引人们争议
秋瑾纪念碑位于浙江绍兴市中心轩亭口解放路上，为秋瑾烈士就义处。近日山西太原的“钉子坟”成为人们热议的话题之后浙江绍兴的秋瑾纪念碑是否成为挡道的“钉子墓”成为网友们热议的话题，看来还是得考虑易地重建啦！近几年来频频的事故一直是人们讨论担心的话题，希望相关部门能尽快处理，减少不必要的事故和伤亡！
张辛可短评：秋瑾纪念碑，是国家级文物保护单位。其实，向上述美国例子学习就是办法。在“秋瑾纪念碑”周围搞一些保护性设施以及交通警示牌就可以。千万不可以迁移！一迁移其文化密码就消失了。换言之，就是该“秋瑾纪念碑”的文化、文物意义就丧失大部分了！
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