Raising the dead: New tech helps find 50 old, forgotten graves

“This part, it’s the easy part,” Smith said with a smile. He hadn’t made the 20-hour round trip from Oxford, Mississippi, to hit the links or scout a site for the county’s next country club. Smith was there Wednesday with Oxford-based Sentry Mapping to locate every unmarked grave at the cemetery, which includes the remains of many Civil War veterans. “If I had to guess, there’s probably 50,” he said. “There may be more than 50, but, I mean, that’s not a huge number. They’re always surprised at how many we do find.” [THIS IS ONLY PART OF THE STORY. FULL STORY at http://marionrecord.com]

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