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Oct 2023
10m 29s

Grave Bells

SiriusXM and Atlas Obscura
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We go to Bonaventure Cemetery in Georgia to the grave of one Charles F. Mills to learn about a distinct – but at one time widespread – phobia –  and the hope to be saved by a bell. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/charles-f-mills-grave-bell 
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