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VIDEO:
More than 4,000 People Buried under Birmingham Zoo and Botanical Gardens
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More than 4,000 People Buried under Birmingham Zoo and Botanical Gardens
By Lillian Lalo
Published: April 29, 2015, 1:01 pm
Updated: April 29, 2015, 1:06 pm
WTHI TV
http://wthitv.com/2015/04/29/more-than-4000-people-
buried-under-birmingham-zoo-and-botanical-gardens/
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) During the late 1800s, at least 4,700 people were
buried in Red Mountain Cemetery. Today the area is home to the Birmingham
Zoo and the Botanical Gardens.
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This story is not new to Birmingham natives who are savvy when it comes to
Alabama history. Yet for many, even those who have lived in Birmingham for
years, this story is shocking.
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Between 1888 and 1909 the cemetery was used for people who were poor and
indigent. Many of the graves were unmarked. After a century, a few large
rocks remain marking a few of the thousands who were buried. The majority
of the bodies locations are unknown.
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There is no map of the area, so there is no way to know where the rows or
the lots where, said Gary Gerlach, a Birmingham Library archivist and
former garden director for the Botanical Gardens.
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Only one marked grave exists with the name Annie crudely chiseled into a
stone
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Whoever marked that grave marked it on the front and the back. Apparently
they wanted to make sure that she was remembered and her name is listed,
said Birmingham Zoo representative, Katrina Cade.
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The Birmingham Library archives are home to a 127-year-old health
department burial book. It lists each person buried in the Red Mountain
Cemetery, their name, how old they were, and how they died.
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Thats the only record we have of it, said Gerlach.
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The site shows that Annie died in 1890 of septicemia. She was
58-years-old. Many of the other people listed were stillborn, or died from
diseases not seen today. History and cemetery experts believe no one was
around to speak for the buried people when the Zoo and Gardens were built
around 50 years ago.
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It wasnt unusual for [pauper cemeteries] to be covered over. Progress
seems to hold the upper hand when it comes to cemeteries, said Kermit
Dooley, a representative for the Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance.
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