The federal government quickly disassembled it after the war. Much of the land where the prisoners' pen stood has eroded into the Chesapeake Bay. A small museum at the state park displays artifacts found on the prison grounds. The prisoners' burial site had to be moved inland twice, when water began washing bodies into the bay. Working behind the register at Rick's Marine, a store just up the road from the cemetery, Shayne Smith said she had mixed feelings but would not object if the Confederate flag was restored.
Some people get offended, but that's history.
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