The Terrifying Truth About the Abandoned Mausoleum
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Published 2023-06-11
The Mausoleum, was a three-story stone building design, with compartment style walls in which to safely hold bodies and caskets. Although official interment records for the mausoleum no longer exist, it is estimated that over 500 bodies were placed within the structure, which was to serve as their final resting place for generations to come.
When the original owner died in 1938, care of the mausoleum was inherited by his two daughters. Tragically, One died in 2000 and the other passed away just two years later, in 2002. Unfortunately and for some strange and unknown reason, no will or provisions had been made for future care of the mausoleum or the remains inside. In 2005, the mausoleum was finally condemned and closed by the city municipality for being “dangerous and unsafe.” The historic structure was then locked up, fenced off, and plastered with “no trespassing” signs.
Over the past 18 years, the elements of time have taken its toll on the abandoned building. The roof and walls are crumbling in. Rain and snow have entered just as easily as those who have ventured past the no trespassing signs and locks to squat, vandalize, and in some cases even steal from the dead. This has obviously caused outrage amongst the loved ones and people of the local community, but it seems that their calls for action have yielded few efforts. One thing remains very clear. Eventually the mausoleum will have to be demolished. Yet despite years of legal discussions and ideas, there is still no logical solution to dealing with the present tragedy and averting one even worse in the near future.
As of 2023, there seems to be some much needed positive news on the horizon for the once memorable and celebrated cemetery and mausoleum. Many local volunteers have gotten together and are now involved in cleaning up the cemetery, gravestones, and also help keeping an eye on the now vulnerable mausoleum to make sure it stays locked up and protected.
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All Comments (21)
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I honestly wouldn't mind if my grave ended up being overgrown and forgotten as long as it didn't get vandalized or the cemetery ended up being trashed. I know of a few located deep inside dense forests and they are some of the most serene, downright peaceful places to "rest in peace."
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The problem with being buried inside a building is that sooner or later the building will no longer be maintained and it will decay and collapse...
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Absolutely disgusting that people would let this happen. This shows zero respect for the dead or their living loved ones
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Sadly, this is more common than you'd like to believe. There are cemeteries like this all over the United States and Europe. Many cemeteries ran out of money when they ran out of room because they could no longer sell plots, which is why it's so important for them to invest their profits to ensure continued income for maintenance.
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Puts a new meaning to creamation. With creamation , you have the ability to sprinkle the loved ones ashes in places they loved. This is awful to see loved ones left like this.
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Shameful that cities do not take care of cemeteries when the owners of the cemeteries give up on them....I live where a city near by was sued by the families of buried loved ones for not maintaining the cemetery and for violating rules for the crematorium!! These families won and new owners of the cemetery are taking beautiful care of it now. Very sad and glad that there's hope for it!! xo
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How can this place be forgotten like this? This is really sad and this happens all around the world each and every day and it is never reported nobody does anything about it it's just sad. These are someone's loved ones😢😢😢
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This is really sad. People expected that their loved ones remains would be safe in a lovely building forever and now it’s a hazardous wreck. Btw, if you’re in a building during the day and don’t have a light on, people going by outside won’t be able to see you unless you stand right in front of a window.
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This place is so sad. I visited a few years ago and it’s just awful seeing how overgrown and forgotten everything is.
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All cemeteries should be owned and cared for by the municipality, not private corporations.
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Rest in heaven all those people souls.🙏.
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As resident of a Nearby province, I can clarify that this is located near Roger Williams Park, In the State of Rhode Island. Been by it many times and it is indeed terribly dilapidated.
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I couldn't imagine how I'd react to someone plundering the grave of my family.
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This is unbelievable. I can't believe no family members have complained about this
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Breaks my heart to see this!!! This is why I REFUSE to be in a casket or buried! My last wishes are to be cremated so my family can take me wherever they go..
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I found this to be quite a moving video to watch. It's appalling that peoples loved ones can be left like this and forgotten about.
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Edit: Oops, I should have waited like two more minutes before posting this comment. I've seen YouTubers that clean up yards for free. It would be nice to see one of them come & clean up the cemetery. They could get several videos or of this and PROBABLY local and/or national recognition for doing so. This would be one of the most noble and honorable things one could do.
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This was extremely interesting guys, you took a lot of careful time with detail. Very well produced. One can tell by reading the comments how you stretched peoples thought envelopes. A thousand thumbs up ❤!
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This is just so sad how can the city just forget about this cemetery
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Puts into perspective how pointless life really is...we all just get forgotten
