Unmarked graves found in central Idaho cemetery

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Story Published: Nov 6, 2009 at 6:38 PM CDT

Story Updated: Nov 6, 2009 at 6:38 PM CDT

11/06/09

HAILEY, Idaho (AP) _ A survey of the Hailey Cemetery using
ground-penetrating radar has found hundreds of unmarked graves.

Many of the unmarked graves in the 13-acre central Idaho
cemetery are in a one-acre area referred to on maps as the
``Chinese Cemetery.''

Officials say a brush fire in the 1930s destroyed wood markers,
and that another fire in town at a later date destroyed burial
records.

Cemetery officials tell the Idaho Mountain Express they want to
find unmarked graves to avoid digging in occupied ground.

The survey was conducted last summer and its results presented
on Wednesday.

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Information from: Idaho Mountain Express,
http://www.mtexpress.com

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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