What lies beneath…and what else might?

At the Fort Anne National Historic Site around 2,000 people are buried in the graveyard, although only 234 English grave markers are standing today. The Garrison Graveyard served the area from the early to mid-1600s until 1940.

The Standing Stones can be searched alphabetically by surname or by the number assigned to each stone. A number of stones are on family plots and so there are more than one person buried there.

A portion of the gravestone index, alphabetized.

Using the zoom function, as with any other digital map, let's look at #56:

A selected portion of the Graveyard.

And what are we to make of the numbered crosses to the right of the identified gravestones?

Those crosses are a result of curiosity, a question, and an exploration of what had been thought an empty space.

With ground penetrating radar and a drone overflight enabling a LiDar survey, a suggested investigation led to a discovery, and the addition of the numbered crosses to the Garrison Graveyard map.

Find that interactive map, created by Mapannapolis volunteers, here.