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This marker, erected in 1939 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, stands at a Wise Street site now believed to contain as many as 742 graves, according to a recent survey.

This marker, erected in 1939 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, stands at a Wise Street site now believed to contain as many as 742 graves, according to a recent survey.

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Survey finds up to 742 graves beneath Confederate marker

Preliminary ground-penetrating radar results have identified as many as 742 graves beneath the grounds of a Department of Public Utilities substation that features a controversial Confederate marker that underwent a costly renovation years earlier, according to a draft survey report. City officials confirmed the sur