Apparently, the old privy well that existed behind my house has sunken in a bit.(This is a theory...all I know is that there is a hole in the ground) I went to my neighbor, who owns the property, to let him know. We got to talking about fixing up houses, and he told me about his house (he lives a few streets over) that was a shell when he bought it. The addition to the house that was built off the back, apparantly had no foundation because when they ripped up the floor they found dirt under it! So, they dug down a few feet to lay a foundation - and behold-they found a skeleton! He said it was about 4 feet tall, and assumed that when the house had no addition into the yard back in the day, the people that lived there must have buried this poor soul in their yard. A family friend that was a cop told them not to contact the police about it, because they would never get thier new house fixed up. So they moved "Elmer" (as they dubbed him) to the back of the yard and re-buried him. Now, sometimes at dinner, they set an extra seat for Elmer and make him feel welcome.
Ahh Fishtown. Brimming with history. And then some. Day street used to be called Dean Street. Who was Dean?
