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Episode 104 The Legend of the Bloody Mausoleum

In 1872, wealthy businessman John Craigmiles commissioned architect Peter Williamson to design a church in downtown Cleveland, Tennessee. The Gothic revival church was built in 1873 and dedicated in memory of 7-year-old Nina Craigmiles who died in 1871. The mausoleum behind the church is home to one of Tennessee’s strangest mysteries.

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Episode Photos

John Henderson Craigmiles. Source: History of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church by Frank Cummings and Katharine L. Trewhitt
Nina Craigmiles portrait at St. Luke’s church. Image Source: Cleveland Bradley County Library History Branch Facebook
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church circa 1940. Image Source: Cleveland Bradley County Library History Branch Facebook
St. Luke’s Image Source: Wikipedia, Andrew Jameson
Craigmiles Mausoleum Image: VisitClevelandTN.com
Nina Craigmiles marble sarcophagus
“Blood” Stain on Craigmiles Mausoleum Image: VisitClevelandTN.com
“Blood” Stain on Craigmiles Mausoleum Image: VisitClevelandTN.com

Episode Resources

St. Luke’s Episocopal Church. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. United States Department off the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service

Elegy in Marble. The Tennessean. April 16, 1950

The Red Streaks on the White Mausoleum. Appalachian History. October 28, 2010

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Visit Cleveland Tennessee

Ghosts of Bradley County, Tennessee. Museum Center 5 Points. October 28, 2010

Episode Music

Shadowlands by Purple Planet Music https://www.purple-planet.com
Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Pantherburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use.