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Rhiannon12866

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11. It was amazing to me to learn that this was still going on.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #10)

Mon May 7, 2018, 07:11 AM

May 2018

And that conditions there had been allowed to get so bad - even now!

And that was wonderful that you were able to do that for your friend. I can't imagine abandoning anyone, but then there have to be plenty of people without families. And having lost both my parents not that long ago, I know that the costs can be quite a lot. It does seem ridiculous though that you had to get permission when his relatives abdicated responsibility. He sounds like a very special guy.

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New York City's Crumbling 'Island of The Dead' Is Unearthing Its Nameless Skeletons [View all] Rhiannon12866 May 2018 OP

1 million unidentified?? Demovictory9 May 2018 #1

I ran across this story by accident and found it quite disturbing Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #2

Judging from the pic, it looks like a very low lying bit of land. dixiegrrrrl May 2018 #3

It sure does - and with erosion and storms, a lot could have disappeared since 1869. Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #4

so not unidentified. Just poor or unclaimed. those court-appointed guardians can be snakes. Demovictory9 May 2018 #5

It really does sound like something from a horror movie - and it's not just from the 1800s Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #6

More about Hart Island Dennis Donovan May 2018 #7

Thanks! I did look it up, I had never heard about it before Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #8

It goes to show that DonCoquixote May 2018 #9

Our friend died in N.Y.C. four years ago. He had distant relatives and was destitute. 3Hotdogs May 2018 #10

It was amazing to me to learn that this was still going on. Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #11

This is idiocy. Orange Free State May 2018 #12

Interesting timing... BigmanPigman May 2018 #13