Most days you can find Karl Harrar in a lab over at the Savannah River Site, but in his spare time you can find him tracking down unmarked graves.
Over the last few years he says he’s found hundreds of graves just by searching our local cemeteries. Graveyards are spread out and hidden all across the CSRA. Karl Harrar says they’re way more than just a bunch of old headstones, these are hidden gems in our city.
Spending spare time in cemeteries isn’t everyone’s go-to, but for Karl this is his thing.
For the last three years Karl Harrar has found hundreds of unmarked graves and relics at cemeteries around the CSRA.
“Its just really respect for the people, and especially the history, but even more the African American slaves,” said Harrar.
Graveyards like Fitten Street’s tend to have 30 to 40 percent unmarked graves because they’re usually placed on filled land or trash dumps…