Rare cast iron casket unearthed at Asylum Hill Cemetery

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials announced archaeologists excavating remains from the site of the Asylum Hill Cemetery on the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) campus have unearthed a rare, fully preserved cast iron casket dating back to the late 1800s. According to the university, the casket weighed nearly 200 pounds and was sealed with 24 heavily corroded bolts. It was […]