Comments on Irrational Ecstasy: The Miles Mausoleum

Hello, Me and my wife went out to the cemetery tod...

2009-05-17T22:11:00.000-07:00

Hello, Me and my wife went out to the cemetery today and the site was disturbing. How could people do such a thing. to see pics of what we saw please check out our website at http://lizardrichards.com/Eagle_Bluff_Cemetery.html. Thanks hope we can get this back in it's original state again someday.

Hello, My wife and I just visited the Mausoleum ...

2009-05-17T22:06:00.000-07:00

Hello,

My wife and I just visited the Mausoleum today and the site was horrific. What kind of person would deface something so very interesting. you can see pictures of what we saw on my wifes website at http://lizardrichards.com/Eagle_Bluff_Cemetery.html

i had been wondering the name of this mausoleum fo...

2009-02-23T08:21:00.000-08:00

i had been wondering the name of this mausoleum for some time i had ventured there once or twice before but couldnt remember untill i heard two girls say miles and it clicked so i jumped on to search. im sure you already may know however to get to the cemetary you travel south down bluff road and probaly right where you stopped to climb up you would turn left and drive up the windy road untill you come to "D" road not to far from the top. turn right and only about 1/4 mile down or so youll find the entrance it is shared with another residential drive way but youll find the cemetary and then the crypt. Darwin

I finally got around to searching the internet abo...

2008-11-05T19:02:00.000-08:00

I finally got around to searching the internet about this place, I first was introduced to this place in 1984,first heard about it from word of mouth amongst a small group of friends. as a teenager ,friends and I would respectfully go up there and hang out,back then it was over grown and damaged, we would restore some of the gravestones to there original positions and clean up the beercans etc.the only way we would access the place was a long and ardous walk up the side on the hill its on, now there is a gravel road leading up to it in the rear. i remember it before the grafitti!, somewhere i have pictures of it in that condition. the story i always heard was that slaves were buried there with the miles family and locals found out about it and extracted all coffins and threw them over the hill.Seeing so many informative links about this place for me was a double edged sword for me. I have enjoyed the fact that very few people know of this place, but it was great to get a brief history lesson about this place!over the last 24 years it has been a place that I have brought only special people in my life to see and enjoy its beauty,in a strange way its one of my favorite places on earth! In the late 90's it was cleaned up and has been cared for regulary since.

In early 80's spent many weekend nights sleeping i...

2008-03-17T13:54:00.000-07:00

In early 80's spent many weekend nights sleeping in the mausoleum.Vandals already did the damage, long before me and some friends started going there.Never no ghosts, or strange happenings.Just good times and beautiful sunsets.

Hi,I was just reading bout the Mausoleum in John W...

2007-04-14T07:07:00.000-07:00

Hi,

I was just reading bout the Mausoleum in John W. Allen's 1953 book titled Legends and Lore of Southern Illinois. I ride my bicycle on Bluff Road frequently and always wondered about it. Thanks for the info!

God that's so disturbing...

2006-03-29T15:42:00.000-08:00

God that's so disturbing...

I grew up in Monroe County, and have countless chi...

2006-03-16T14:04:00.000-08:00

I grew up in Monroe County, and have countless childhood memories of seeing the mausoleum on the bluff from the flood plain and getting terrified at the sight. I credit my early glimpses of Miles Mausoleum with my ongoing fascination with abandoned places. I have photographs and information that I have meant to post to EOA for years. Someday...

Very interesting. I found a few things, not sure ...

2006-03-16T09:49:00.000-08:00

Very interesting. I found a few things, not sure if you've already seen them or not, but I thought I'd pass them along.
http://newshound.de.siu.edu/fall02/stories/storyReader$793

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmonroe/newsarticles/historic_cemetery.txt

http://www.riverdesperes.com/miles/photos/photo_3.html

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmonroe/cemeteries/miles_cemetery.html

Ann Marie