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A photograph of a headstone located on one of the graves of the Hamp Gap Cemetery on Bailey Mountain in Mars Hill, North Carolina.

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Grave in Hamp Gap Cemetery with head and foot stones.

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Hamp Gap located near the Hamp Gap Cemetery. It is believed that this may have been land cleared out by Hamp Erwin for farming.

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Students surveying graves at Hamp Gap. This includes measuring field stones and the length of graves.
(Pictured from left to right: Nic Varner, Megan Walters, Jennifer Miranda-Pineda, and instructor Leila Weinstein.)

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Deed of registry mentioning Hamp Erwin's "cleared land" in a sale of land.
21 Jan 1881
Grantor: Horace J. Carter
Grantee: C.A. McHone

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Fieldstone in Piney Grove cemetery covered in moss and periwinkle.

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View of Piney Grove with field stone.

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American flag at the entrance of Mt. Olive cemetery

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Graves at Mt. Olive, a large gap exists between two sets of graves.
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