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Cemetery committee finds hundreds of unmarked graves; commissioners approve trailer purchase for ground-penetrating radar work
Summary
The Cemetery Committee reported finding hundreds of unmarked graves using ground-penetrating radar (GPR). The board authorized an up-to-$4,000 purchase order for an enclosed trailer to transport the GPR and supplies, to be housed on county property.
The Ash County Cemetery Committee told the Board of Commissioners April 20 that its recently acquired ground-penetrating radar has identified hundreds of previously unmarked graves across multiple historic cemeteries, and the board approved buying an enclosed trailer to support the program.
Committee members described GPR work in multiple locations — Solomon Jones in Wall Springs, Burgess family site, Zion in Fleetwood, Three Top, Baloo in Grassy Creek, Farrington in…
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