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Preservation advocates urge Leon County to act after survey finds remains at Houston Plantation cemetery
Summary
A local preservation group told commissioners ground‑penetrating radar identified graves at the Houston Plantation Cemetery for the enslaved; the speaker cited Florida statute 497.284 and urged the county to use its authority to secure and maintain the site.
A preservation advocate urged the Leon County Board on Oct. 14 to intervene at the Houston Plantation Cemetery for the Enslaved, which lies on the grounds of the city‑owned Capital City Country Club.
Delatry Hollinger, president of the National Association for the Preservation of African American History and Culture, told commissioners that a 2019 ground‑penetrating…
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