Geophysics Club Helps Solve Mysteries in a Historic Boise Cemetery

On a bright and chilly spring morning, the Boise State Geophysics Club was engaged in a rather somber task. They were using ground-penetrating radar, magnetometers and GPS to begin locating the graves of inmates buried in the cemetery at the former Idaho State Prison, now the historic site known as the Old Idaho Penitentiary located off of Warm Springs Avenue. Of the 129 people who died there, at least 55 were buried on site, including six of ....