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The Dark History Behind the Demise of Greenlawn Cemetery

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Crown Hill Cemetery is well-known for burying famous people like James Whitcomb Riley and President Benjamin Harrison. Before Crown Hill, Green Lawn Cemetery was the first public cemetery in Indianapolis, built-in 1821. Green Lawn was overcrowded and flooded from the White River, leading to 1,100 graves being moved to Crown Hill in 1863. During the transfer, families saw graves being disturbed and valuables taken. Grave robbing and body snatching were common and profitable in the 19th century.