The Christ Episcopal Church in Springfield, Illinois, seems ordinary, all gothic spires and stained glass. But stroll to the back, and you'll discover a graveyard with an unusual touches. General Daniel Clark (deceased 1781) and Captain George Nixon (dead 1783), two Revolutionary War veterans, rest here, their graves distinguished by cannonballs and musket balls, macabre trophies of combat valor. But this isn't just any cemetery, especially when you encounter the enigma of Dr. Brown, the former rector, who had an eerie demise in 1818 near the churchyard, a mystery that remains unsolved even today.
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Written by Leroy
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