LIMERICK, Pa. (CBS) — Human remains were found at the historic Hood Estate in Limerick, Montgomery County, the Eastern Pennsylvania Preservation Society said Wednesday.
The Hood Estate, which is up for sale under a specific condition , is said to have served as a stop on the Underground Railroad during the Civil War. The EPPS believes the remains are of John McClellan Hood, his wife, Elizabeth, and their kids, Washington and Montgomery.
The EPPS said specialists from the Boyertown Historical Society of Archaeologist Division, Rutgers University and independent archeologist Alex Denning were working to learn more about the history of the Hood Estate when the remains were found…