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Title: Lost cemeteries: Sand Hills Cemetery
Post by: thelakelander on October 07, 2021, 09:41:34 AM
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Underneath a forgotten Northside shopping mall lies the remains of a 19th century cemetery associated with the yellow fever epidemic of 1888.

Read More: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/lost-cemeteries-sand-hills-cemetery/
Title: Re: Lost cemeteries: Sand Hills Cemetery
Post by: Snaketoz on October 08, 2021, 05:34:55 PM
I used to play in those sand dunes before Gateway.  The highest dunes were east of Norwood Ave.  There was also a lake there called the "Keyhole" where kids swam.  I never found any bones, but heard of kids finding them.  Had a lot of fun running and jumping off the dunes.