The most unusual grave in Upstate NY has tiny window to honor boy's final wish

Authored by newyorkupstate.com and submitted by sevenandseven41

"When I first saw the tomb, it was a mess. It was dirty, defaced, pitted and a wreck. The glass window had been shattered. In fact, many years ago the grave had been vandalized and a local youth reached in and stole Merrit's skull and scattered his bones around the grounds. It was sad. The vandal actually had the boy's skull in his bedroom. Eventually he was discovered by the authorities, the skull was recovered and it and the boy's bones were re-interred in the tomb out of reach of other bad people. Norwich Glass Company provided the Plexiglas at the opening so it would never be broken again."

eemes on August 2nd, 2018 at 18:26 UTC »

There's a grave like this in Natchez, Mississippi as well. A mother would read to her little girl every night, so when the little girl passed away from a sickness the mother had a set of steps built along side the grave and a window placed by the casket. She would go down every night and read a story to her little girl, very sad but also really touching

Damorte on August 2nd, 2018 at 17:34 UTC »

"When I first saw the tomb, it was a mess. It was dirty, defaced, pitted and a wreck. The glass window had been shattered. In fact, many years ago the grave had been vandalized and a local youth reached in and stole Merrit's skull and scattered his bones around the grounds. It was sad. The vandal actually had the boy's skull in his bedroom."

what the actual fuck is wrong with some people?

nullthegrey on August 2nd, 2018 at 14:26 UTC »

Goddamn that's a sad story, vandals had wrecked the boys tomb, broken the glass, and some asshole had the boy's skull displayed in his bedroom! What the actual fuck...