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Old Farm Site Found Under Urbana Bike Path Project
URBANA, Ill. (AP) -- Fountain J. Busey was a real Champaign County pioneer.

He arrived in central Illinois in 1829 with his parents. In 1836, he purchased a 40-acre parcel of prairie about two miles southeast of downtown Urbana.

Now, more than 170 years later, the city of Urbana intends to build a $800,000, multi-use path right over the original Busey property.

So before construction begins, researchers from the Illinois State Archaeological Survey at the University of Illinois are recovering and analyzing items found at the site.

Archaeologist Ian Fricker and his team have excavated about 32,000 square feet of the property, and he says it looks like they've found a mid-19th century cabin site.

Fricker says the items excavated include bits of china, iron nails, bottle glass, even an animal hoof.

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04 19 10 by Newsroom
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