Mound Grove Cemetery: Receiving Vault
Mound Grove Cemetery: Receiving Vault
Mound Grove's receiving vault, probably now empty. Such vaults were often used before the advent of mechanical digging equipment, to store newly received bodies in winter until the ground was thawed. Ivy covers the front and sides of the vault.

NEXT: NEXT
graveyards.com - Copyright 1996-2010 Matt Hucke