The Decatur Herald - (Decatur, Illinois)
25 JUN 1966 * page D3 |
The old public mausoleum was pronounced unsafe by two city inspectors
but nothing was done about the dangerous condition of it. They simply
chained the doors closed and added a padlock, but curiosity-seekers
and neighborhood children still managed to slip inside. Later, court
proceedings would be undertaken to determine just who owned the
building and to settle the question of removal and proper consent to
move the more than 100 bodies that remained inside. The mausoleum
remained standing until 1967, further mired in the quicksand that had
become Greenwood Cemetery. In 1957, after decades of decline, it
finally appeared that Greenwood Cemetery would be saved from total
destruction. A vote at the annual Decatur town meeting declared that
ownership and operation of the graveyard would revert to the city.
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of all souls that have passed through here on their journey.
(including the last 100 not claimed)
WORK IN PROGRESS
ONLY..NAMES..WITH..DATES..(xxxx-xxxx)..HAVE..BEEN..UPDATED.
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