Removal of human remains continues at The Citadel

Workers at The Citadel are continuing to sift soil slowly on hot summer days to remove human remains found in possibly 54 19th century gravesites on the eastside of Johnson Hagood Stadium, according to the college.

“Our archeological consultants are carefully documenting the site, disinterring and analyzing the remains found before they are respectfully reinterred,” college spokesman Zach Watson told the Charleston City Paper.

Meanwhile, the thought of Citadel football fans tailgating on land over the bones of the dead continues to infuriate Wagener Terrace resident Julie Bowling, who has spent recent years documenting the people buried in Tower Hill…

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