page_title: Miles Mausoleum
section_title: Miles Mausoleum in Illinois
hierarchical_section_title: Miles Mausoleum / Miles Mausoleum in Illinois
caption_attribution_description: S. W. Miles. Mausoleum
context_page_description: There are two mausolea known as Miles Mausoleum.
context_section_description: Stephen Miles, a veteran of the War of 1812, was buried here by his son Stephen W. Miles. The mausoleum is located atop Eagle Cliff midway between Columbia and Valmeyer in what is known variously as Eagle Cliff Cemetery or Miles Cemetery. Due to its size and position on the bluff, the mausoleum is visible from several miles away, and has thus gained a prominent position in local legend. It has been a frequent target for vandals, and as a result all bodies were removed and reburied elsewhere; the fifty-six crypts are now empty and open, and the door to the mausoleum is gone. At this time a renovation of the mausoleum is underway, and cameras are set up on the premises to monitor the mausoleum and surrounding cemetery property.
caption: Mausoleum in Illinois
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