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It's a grave house! #FlashbackFriday from 2014. There are various theories regarding the origins and purpose of grave houses in the South. These shelters were most likely for protection of the burial ground. Some grave houses have doors and windows, like a children’s playhouse, but they are not mausoleums. The two graves dating to the 1890s inside this grave house were locked in with wooden pickets, one of several common grave house designs in the South. #georgia #gravehouse #exploregeorgia #georgiahistory #architecture