Existing comment:
The Temporary Vault:
"It stood on the brow of the hill, about fifty yards northeast of the monument. It was removed late in the Autumn on 1871, and the site where it stood graded down about fifteen feet." -- John Carroll Power, 1889; Custodian of the Lincoln Tomb, 1874-1894
The temporary vault held the bodies of President Abraham Lincoln and his sons Edward and William from December 1865 until September of 1871, when they were moved to the partially completed tomb. A granite marker indicates the site of the temporary vault. |