Archaeologists help map plantation that became Orange Mound
Abbi Vanaman, with Memphis Housing and Community Development, helps archaeologist Guy Weaver (left) during archaeological testing on Dec. 12 at the Deaderick Family Cemetery in Orange Mound, which may be much larger than the small plot that is there now. Investigators believe that the cemetery may include the burial sites of slaves from the Deaderick Plantation. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The tiny Deaderick family cemetery in Orange Mound was once much bigger. And this week, an archaeological effort by the city and several Orange Mound groups found evidence of more graves beyond the wrought iron fence of the cemetery along Park Avenue.
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