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Developer digs up human remains near Nashville Civil War fort

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Although it was never used, Union troops at Fort Negley, Tennessee, constructed an ironclad casement during the American Civil War. | Location: Fort Negley, Tennessee, Confederate States of America. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A developer has unearthed human remains that could be two centuries old while digging to lay the foundation of a new Nashville project not far from a Civil War fort and a cemetery dating back to 1822.For Nashville, the discovery marks the latest intersection of economic boom times and the city's rich and sometimes troubled history — where new amenities sprout up on or near lands where people long ago settled, battled or toiled, then died and were buried, often with little record of their final resting places.In a court petition earlier this month, AJ Capital Management noted that the discovery occurred in the neighborhood near Fort Negley while the company was working on its Nashville Warehouse Co.

mixed development, which will include apartments and business space.The fort, built by runaway slaves and freed Black people for the Union, has become a flashpoint in recent years in Nashville's long journey from a hub of the old Confederacy to a vibrant, modern city trying to cope with rapid growth.

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