Human remains were discovered at the site where Ford plans to build two electric battery stations in Hardin County, and US Army Corps of Engineers officials confirmed the discovery Monday in a statement, adding that human remains were found in 19 unmarked burials. the places. The site for the planned dual battery plants is located in Glendale. State and local officials, along with manufacturers, go through the process of preparing the land for construction to begin. First look: Ford offers a glimpse of a massive project coming to Hardin County that includes archaeological fieldwork by the Army Corps Work was completed in March A Louisville Army District spokesperson said the site had already moved a previous burial in 2003, but The Corps did not participate, and the next step was for the Army Corps to coordinate with the Kentucky Heritage Board and the Kentucky State Historic Preservation Office to plan relocations of 19 unmarked burial places. More on the project: How Ford is preparing to launch its new operations in Kentucky The move is not expected to have any impact on plant plans. Innovation is building factories at a cost of more than $11 billion. The two factories will be located on an area of 1,500 acres and are expected to employ 5,000 employees.
Human remains have been discovered at the site where the Ford Motor Company plans to build two electric battery factories in Hardin County.
US Army Corps of Engineers officials confirmed the discovery Monday in a statement, adding that human remains were found at 19 unspecified burial sites.
The site for the planned dual battery plants is located in Glendale. State and local officials, along with manufacturers, go through the process of preparing the land to begin construction.
The first sight: Ford offers a glimpse of a mega project coming to Hardin County
This includes the Army Corps’ archaeological fieldwork, which was completed in March.
A Louisville Army District spokesperson said the site had previously been moved to a burial site in 2003, but the Corps was not involved.
The next step is for the Army Corps to coordinate with the Kentucky Heritage Board and the Kentucky State Historic Preservation Office to plan relocations of 19 unspecified burial places.
More about the project: How Ford is preparing to launch its new operations in Kentucky
The transfer is not expected to have any impact on the station plans.
Ford and SK Innovation are building the plants at a cost of more than $11 billion. The two factories will be located on an area of 1,500 acres and are expected to employ 5,000 employees.
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