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An ordinary construction project uncovers an extraordinary archaeological discovery. Imagine you're watching a backhoe dig up the ground for a construction project when a round object rolls down a pile of dirt and stops at your feet. You pick it up, brush off some dirt, and realize you're holding a skull! This is exactly what happened in Albany, New York, in 2005. Workers were putting in new sewer line when a backhoe driver dug up a skull. After police...
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When eleven-year-old Iris sneaks out at night to make snow angels, she was not expecting to raise the ghost of Avery Moore, a girl her own age; but bringing to light the segregated and abandoned black cemetery seems like the perfect way to help Avery get the recognition she craves, and it will also be a good idea for the school project about the history of her small North Carolina town, where racial tensions are never far from the surface--only it...
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Scope and content: Includes various material relating to Davidson County cemeteries, primarily concerning individual cemetery histories and operations; memorial services or commemorative activities; rules and regulations; advertising materials; brochures (including historical walking tours); and similar items. A few lists of interments are included for: Davidson County Pauper's Cemetery (for burials 1952-1972); the removal and reinterment of Confederate...
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