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Lumpkin County woman finds military history, mystery in her vegetable garden

When Lumpkin County resident Melissa Zelenko was digging in her garden she uncovered an old dog tag from a World War II veteran with Hall County ties. - photo by Scott Rogers

05292021_DOGTAG_4.max-1200x675.jpg — When Lumpkin County resident Melissa Zelenko was digging in her garden she uncovered an old dog tag from a World War II veteran with Hall County ties. - photo by Scott Rogers

Digging for a vegetable garden in her yard may have led Melissa Zelenko of Lumpkin County to a piece of history with Hall County ties.