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7 Coffins Found Near North Dakota Governor's Residence

The coffins are believed to have been left behind when a cemetery at the site was relocated during Bismarck's settlement in the 1870s; unclear what happens to them next.

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWelcome back. According to the New York Times, seven coffins have been discovered adjacent to the governor's residence in Bismarck, North Dakota.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThey're believed to be left over from an old cemetery that was moved in the eighteen seventies, when the capital was first settled.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSomebody missed seven.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSeven. That's a big thing to overlook.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Times says the origin is still a question. Nobody's said what happens to them next.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhoever moved the cemetery did the job and left the receipts underground.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRough listing. Governor's residence, seven coffins in the yard. I'm giving it a six out of ten.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorKenji, we are not rating this.

  9. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFine. Seven out of ten, one for each coffin.

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