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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gatzdon, post: 301979, member: 8247&quot;]Funny, how some people jump all over the OP for considering going metal detecting on private property.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>How do those same people feel about;</p><p><br /></p><p>Relocation of many, many cemeteries by the Tennessee Valley Authority <a href="http://www.tngenweb.org/sullivan/cemetery/tva01.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tngenweb.org/sullivan/cemetery/tva01.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.tngenweb.org/sullivan/cemetery/tva01.htm</a></p><p>Abandonment of many cemeteries by the Tennessee Valley Authority which are now under water (same link)</p><p><a href="http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/culturalresources/cemeteries.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/culturalresources/cemeteries.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/culturalresources/cemeteries.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Or how about projects that are less grand in serving the public good, such as to make way for a sports park, or a mall, or a hotel??? </p><p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kctv5.com/news/14691172/detail.html?rss=kan&amp;psp=news" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.kctv5.com/news/14691172/detail.html?rss=kan&amp;psp=news" rel="nofollow">http://www.kctv5.com/news/14691172/detail.html?rss=kan&amp;psp=news</a></p><p><a href="http://www.losinggeorgia.com/2007/07/03/cemetery-to-be-relocated/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.losinggeorgia.com/2007/07/03/cemetery-to-be-relocated/" rel="nofollow">http://www.losinggeorgia.com/2007/07/03/cemetery-to-be-relocated/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Alot of the sites I found indicated that there is a requirement to have a funeral director on hand (not on-site) when actually removing the graves.&nbsp; There did not seem to be any limitations regarding fixing up the cemeteries such as redoing the landscaping, repairing walls or existing structures, repairing grave markers (which obviously is not done on-site).</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course this is not comprehensive or sound legal advice.&nbsp; OP may live in a community that requires the property owner to ACTIVELY maintain the cemetery.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, if I was the OP, I would contact the local historical society, let them know about the cemetery, ask them for assitance in cleaning it up, and discuss with them their thoughts on using a metal detector in and around the cemetery (possibly even donating to them any significant finds, especially anything that is personally identifiable to someone not in the OP&#039;s family).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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