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  • Will radar finally unlock long‑overdue care for Macedonia Cemetery?

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• Johns Creek considers radar study to locate unmarked graves at historic Macedonia Cemetery (wsbradio.com) — Johns Creek officials are weighing a ground‑penetrating radar study at historic Macedonia Cemetery so they can repair fencing and improve maintenance without disturbing unmarked graves. The long‑neglected, historically Black burial ground at State Bridge and Medlock Bridge roads may hold hundreds of unidentified graves, and a local activist is pressing the city to finally act after five years of limited upkeep.
   

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