COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — City officials have hired a company to use
ground-penetrating radar to find a possible slave cemetery.
The Ledger-Enquirer reports that officials contacted Brockington and
Associates after determining through historians and records that the
suspected area was designated as a burial ground for blacks from 1828,
before the Civil War.
City Manager Isaiah Hugley says they hope to preserve the knowledge for
future generations.
The property, which is near an apartment building on Sixth Avenue, is
controlled by Nofolk Southern Railway Company. It also contains an active
Georgia Southwestern Railroad track and a parcel of land that's owned by
the city.
The Norcross-based company specializes in identifying archaeological sites.
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