Does anyone know the raods where the current site is mapped. I would like to find earlier maps and see if we can identify these people. In my opinion this is one morer eason not to shop at walmart!!!!! Unmarked graves found under Wal-Mart construction site Associated Press Tuesday, May 1, 2007 GRANITE FALLS, N.C. - More than 50 graves dating to the early 1800s were discovered underneath a Wal-Mart construction site. An anonymous call led to the discovery. A former state archaeologist visited the site before a company removed the remains of the unmarked graves, said Linda Story, town manager in Granite Falls. The remains were moved to Sunset Hills Cemetery here, though it is still unknown to whom they belonged. Story said the graves were found where a road leading to the Wal-Mart would be built, though there wasn't a record of the graveyard at the Register of Deeds office and no one has come forward to claim the remains. Crews plan to have the land cleared by June, and the Wal-Mart is scheduled to open next year. ___ Information from: The Hickory Daily Record, http://www.hickoryrecord.com http://www.hickoryrecord.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=HDR% 2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173351034552 &path=!news!statenews

It's too late for this cemetery, but there are ways for state and local government to prevent this situation. The state of Georgia has extensive laws concerning preservation of cemeteries, and although it is possible to have them moved -- it is a very long, expensive process that involves minute-by-minute supervision by an archaeologist, thorough genealogical research, public hearings, etc. If anyone would like further information to be used in developing such protections elsewhere, request the "Grave Intentions" guide from the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 156 Trinity Avenue, SW, Suite 101, Atlanta, GA 30303 -- www.gashpo.org. My own county has an extensive ordinance addressing this issue and a cemetery commission to supervise. I will be happy to send a copy of our ordinance (as an example) to anyone who wants to contact me privately at reb1861@aol.com. Sandy Whittington, Chairman Douglas County (GA) Cemetery Preservation Commission -----Original Message----- From: jlynndagenhart@netzero.net To: johnpatti@cfl.rr.com; ncwilkes@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 2 May 2007 12:34 PM Subject: [NCWILKES] graveyard found at proposed walmart site/granite falls Does anyone know the raods where the current site is mapped. I would like to find earlier maps and see if we can identify these people. In my opinion this is one morer eason not to shop at walmart!!!!! Unmarked graves found under Wal-Mart construction site Associated Press Tuesday, May 1, 2007 GRANITE FALLS, N.C. - More than 50 graves dating to the early 1800s were discovered underneath a Wal-Mart construction site. An anonymous call led to the discovery. A former state archaeologist visited the site before a company removed the remains of the unmarked graves, said Linda Story, town manager in Granite Falls. The remains were moved to Sunset Hills Cemetery here, though it is still unknown to whom they belonged. Story said the graves were found where a road leading to the Wal-Mart would be built, though there wasn't a record of the graveyard at the Register of Deeds office and no one has come forward to claim the remains. Crews plan to have the land cleared by June, and the Wal-Mart is scheduled to open next year. ___ Information from: The Hickory Daily Record, http://www.hickoryrecord.com http://www.hickoryrecord.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=HDR% 2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173351034552 &path=!news!statenews ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCWILKES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

I was thinking about this, yesterday, when I read the article. This is such a shame! Surely, there's some way to find out what family owned the property during that time frame. I'm assuming that it's probably a family cemetery. What do the rest of you think? Cindy L. Beam -----Original Message----- From: ncwilkes-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ncwilkes-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jlynndagenhart@netzero.net Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 10:35 AM To: johnpatti@cfl.rr.com; ncwilkes@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCWILKES] graveyard found at proposed walmart site/granite falls Does anyone know the raods where the current site is mapped. I would like to find earlier maps and see if we can identify these people. In my opinion this is one morer eason not to shop at walmart!!!!! Unmarked graves found under Wal-Mart construction site Associated Press Tuesday, May 1, 2007 GRANITE FALLS, N.C. - More than 50 graves dating to the early 1800s were discovered underneath a Wal-Mart construction site. An anonymous call led to the discovery. A former state archaeologist visited the site before a company removed the remains of the unmarked graves, said Linda Story, town manager in Granite Falls. The remains were moved to Sunset Hills Cemetery here, though it is still unknown to whom they belonged. Story said the graves were found where a road leading to the Wal-Mart would be built, though there wasn't a record of the graveyard at the Register of Deeds office and no one has come forward to claim the remains. Crews plan to have the land cleared by June, and the Wal-Mart is scheduled to open next year. ___ Information from: The Hickory Daily Record, http://www.hickoryrecord.com http://www.hickoryrecord.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=HDR% 2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173351034552 &path=!news!statenews ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCWILKES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message