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The silence of the dead, giving Charleston cemeteries a voice, Michael Trinkley, Debi Hacker, Nicole Southerland

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"This study has sought to identify the burial grounds of Charleston. Using historic documents, newspapers, maps, and plats we have located as many as possible, providing brief historical accounts. For most we have provided a street address, a parcel identification number (TMS), and UTM coordinates. For most we have also been able to provide a historic map or plat showing the cemetery at some point in its history.... Although the study has focused on the peninsula and Charleston Neck, we have also included many of the farm graveyards--located on the outskirts of the city--that are found in the Charleston death records. We have synthesized the various ordinances and legislation that have governed Charleston's graveyards over the past 300 years. These discussions also help to place the individual burial grounds in a broader historic context. Using readily available data we have also generated information on the apparent length of use for various graveyards, as well as the approximate number of interments in many.... The results of this work are useful not only to families seeking to find their ancestors, but also to those conducting property research since the information provides an early warning that a parcel may contain human remains."--Abstract

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The silence of the dead

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Michael Trinkley, Debi Hacker, Nicole Southerland

Research series,, 67, 0882-2041

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