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Should family cemetery be moved — again? At least one descendant says no

Property owner set to ask permission to relocate graves of one of Hall's oldest families

A small cemetery located on Dunlap Drive in Gainesville sits in front of new home construction Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. The 24 graves were relocated to the site in 1957 as Lake Lanier was being prepared. - photo by Scott Rogers

10182019 CEMETERY 4.jpg — A small cemetery located on Dunlap Drive in Gainesville sits in front of new home construction Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. The 24 graves were relocated to the site in 1957 as Lake Lanier was being prepared. - photo by Scott Rogers

The 19th-century cemetery of one of Hall County’s founding families was moved once — in 1957, when Lake Lanier was created.