By Beacon Staff
A sizable pile of debris and trash litters the drive leading to the historic Dolbee Cemetery.
The trash, which includes part of a sofa chair, is on local law enforcement’s radar. Pictures of the debris pile, which appears to have been dumped, circulated on Facebook over the weekend.
Des Moines Sheriff Mike Johnstone said he was disgusted by what he saw, noting the matter is under investigation.
Founded in 1848, the Dolbee Cemetery was the second cemetery built on the bluff in Huron Township, more than a dozen miles north of Burlington. The roughly one-acre cemetery has an entrance off Mediapolis Road.
The first cemetery signs at the Dolbee Cemetery were erected in the late 1960s.
Photo by Joy Mack