Grim Discovery at North Dakota Governor’s Mansion as 7 Coffins With Human Remains Are Unearthed

A simple landscaping project at the governor’s residence in North Dakota has uncovered a shocking discovery: several sets of human remains.Remains and fragments of a coffin were first uncovered by construction workers on May 19, which prompted further investigation of the area. Archaeologists from the State Historical Society of North Dakota surveyed the area using ground-penetrating radar and flagged over 80 anomalies or areas of interest.Seven coffins containing human remains and an empty, unknown wooden box have been uncovered. Preliminary analysis of the remains indicate that they include two women, two men, two teenage boys, and one toddler, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) told People.Archaeologists are now working to review and catalog the remains and objects found during their work. Their analysis is expected to finish in 2027.The area of the governor’s residence property where the remains were discovered was once the Bismarck cemetery, in use from roughly 1873 to 1877, State Historical Society of North Dakota spokesperson Kara Haff told the Bismarck Tribune.In the 1880s, the Tribune reported that efforts were being made to move the graves from the Bismarck cemeter...