Tag: Historical Burial Sites
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Preservationists pushing for better protections for Charleston burial sites
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…
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Work resumes at 88 Smith St. as preservationists fret about gravesites on the property
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…