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Hooded Grave Cemetery

Memorials : 0
Location : Catawissa, Columbia County, USA
Coordinate : 40.9318840, -76.4678490
Description : Once known as the Mt. Zion Cemetery prior to 1874, this cemetery hosts two unique “caged burials” also known as mortsafes. A third cage was removed around 1930. The remaining two belong to Sarah Ann Boone and Asenath Thomas. Some believe that the elaborate and ornate cages were built as a show of wealth. The family of the deceased were active in the iron ore business. The second possible reason was to deter grave robbers. During the mid 19th century corpses were in high demand by medical schools. Although mortsafes were once prevalent in Scotland, these are the only two existing... Read More

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    Hooded Grave Cemetery is located at Catawissa, Columbia County ,Pennsylvania ,USA.

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    Latitude: 40.9318840
    Longitude: -76.4678490

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