When Chicago "supposedly" moved all bodies from Lincoln Park, there is one that remains, in that vault that ca

Question

n't be opened. Does Anyone know whose body that is and why it wasn't moved? It is said to be booby trapped, etc

Answer 1

Lincoln Park was once the Chicago City Cemetery where over 20,000 people were buried, most of whom were relocated (some into Graceland cemetery) in 1866 when the city decided to turn it into a park. The Ira Couch mausoleum now stands behind the Chicago Historical society all by its self. Ira Couch was a well known wealthy hotelier, builder of the city's first grand hotel, the Tremont House. When he died in 1857, he was buried in this mausoleum. Story has it that the Couch family appealed to officials that it was too large and expensive to move, certainly the Couch family had some political way back when.

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Answer 2

couch family crypt. i read it would cost too much to move it so it was left there.