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Surrerar.....continues from front page
The site dates from the late 1800's, and we believe that it may have been active for perhaps 20 years.
Currently the land is owned by the Forest Service, and one of their archeologists has been working to get a magnatometer
survey done. Unfortunately, there is no funding available from the federal government.
Because of it's remote location, over the last 10 - 20 years Surrerar has become a popular place for hunting, drinking
and dumping trash, and about 10 years ago an attempt to actually dig somebody up was thwarted by the USFS. There is anecdotal
evidence of 9 burials - Shattuck, English, Saunders, & Boyd - but the origins of these records have been lost and there
are no known documents to back them up. We believe, however, that there may be many more interments on the property, and
the study could confirm this. A second option would be to devine the site.
Although the location appears in a number of published sources, very few people are aware of its existance and exact
location.
All information provided by:
Andrew Whitlock
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Help Preserve a Piece of History
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For More Info:
If you would like more info on how you can help save this cemetery please email me direct at:
julie@souljava-spiritcafe.com
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Other Cemeteries
Newaygo County Poor Farm Cemetery
We are currently looking into this cemetery, it has been brought to our attention that it may have been simply covered
over, with the headstones and remains just left to be forgoten.
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| This is perhaps the location of this forgotten cemetry |
If you know of a cemetery that is Endangered please contact us at:
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