Read the original ABC 4 news article here CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — An abandoned burial site is getting some renewed attention following a construction project. The home at 88 Smith Street is located on the site of two African American burial grounds. A stop-work order was issued for the property earlier this month after city officials […]
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 5:00 PM Public Hearing (in-person and via Zoom/conference call) Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun Street On Tuesday City Council will vote on the City Plan, Charleston’s 10-year Comprehensive Plan update. By and large City Staff has been highly responsive to PSC input on the draft. But there is a clear, glaring exception: the continued […]
Read the original Post and Courier article here The city of Charleston temporarily halted work on the exterior of 88 Smith St. because at least two abandoned graveyards were located on the property. Lauren Petracca/Staff By Lauren Petracca lpetracca@postandcourier.com We’ve seen two regrettable incidents recently that show the growing tension between respecting the dead from […]
Read the original Live 5 News article here CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – A push is now underway to get new regulations on the books in the City of Charleston to protect unmarked or abandoned graveyards and cemeteries. “We don’t have a lot of municipal ordinances to look at. By and large this has been left […]
Read the original Post and Courier article here Red flags mark graves behind 88 Smith St. in September 2020. The property was once Trinity cemetery, where 1,653 Black people were buried. File/Grace Beahm Alford/Staff By Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com The owner of 88 Smith St., a private home in downtown Charleston where the property encompasses […]
The Post & Courier report of a Stop Work Order at 88 Smith Street is sparking renewed conversations about the need for the City to advance policy to protect abandoned burial sites. While this recommendation is now included in the draft City Plan, the site work combined with development pressures threatening abandoned African American cemeteries […]