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When a Murfreesboro man planned to make some improvements to his home on Atlas Street, he had no idea the project would lead to a lot of questions and a mystery that is likely over 100 years old.
“I wanted to put a carport up. … I got a phone call from the city telling me, ‘Just make sure you keep 15 feet back from the property line and 5 feet away from the cemetery,’” recalled Ken Sawyer, who bought the home in August last year.
His jaw dropped. “I went, ‘Excuse me? From the what?”
The news sent Sawyer on a hunt for the families whose ancestors are buried there and a quest to preserve their resting place.