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Clarkesville cemetery holds bounty of history
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From left: Alton Fry, Danny McDuffie and Mason Tench with Fry Masonry work on restoring the Durbec family plot at Old Clarkesville Cemetery. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff
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The grave of Moses Harshaw sits at Old Clarkesville Cemetery. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff
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The oldest known grave in the cemetery belongs to Willis B. Millican who dies just before his 14th birthday in 1832. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff
When Civil War photographer Frederick Eugene Durbec was buried at Old Clarkesville Cemetery in 1894, no one could have fathomed the thousands of dollars and hours that would go into the upkeep of…