A developer has unearthed human remains that could be two centuries old while digging to lay the foundation of a new Nashville project not far from a Civil War fort and a cemetery dating back to 1822.
A revamped, guitar-shaped scoreboard, which was part of Greer Stadium, a former home for minor league baseball in Nashville, Tenn., stands now as a part of the Wedgewood-Houston development site Aug. 12, 2022, in Nashville. A developer says it has unearthed human remains that could be two centuries old while digging to lay the foundation of the project not far from a Civil War fort and a cemetery dating back to 1822. NASHVILLE, Tenn.
The fort, built by runaway slaves and freed Black people for the Union, has become a flashpoint in recent years in Nashville's long journey from a hub of the old Confederacy to a vibrant, modern city trying to cope with rapid growth. It sits about a half-mile away from the multi-building project, which is partially completed and flanked by a giant guitar sign and a construction crane in a quickly developing neighborhood with businesses, bars and restaurants.
He wouldn’t rule out that the remains could be Native American, from early settlers, from Civil War soldiers or from Black workers on the fort — though that seems less likely, since there was evidence of coffins, he said, and that was a level of respect not typically afforded to Black people at that time.
Most prominently, an effort several years ago to build up the area right by Fort Negley drew enough scrutiny that it was shelved because it was later found that the lands below likely were burial grounds.where Nashville's former minor league baseball stadium had sat, near the foot of the fort.
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