
Located in the cemetery where you enter Boyertown stands this grave marker to mark where the victims of the fire that could not be identified were laid to rest. It’s a big plot. No one knows who they were. The names of some victims are here on the Stone.


After that horrid fire which burned 171 people, a good portion of the bodies were taken here in the basement to await burial. It was under a different name back then, but the original building still stands. Since that fire, this building is said to be haunted by those who lost their lives. I was told that strange sounds are heard, voices from empty space, and objects being moved from one place to another. Now, weather that’s true or not, I don’t really know. I wanted to go inside the building, but the sign said it’s closed. Will re-open soon.
Thanks for stopping by.
Les
Interesting and sad history of this venue. Thanks for sharing the story.
I appreciated hearing about the story of the opera house fire, Les, and your photos and back-story were interesting. A sad ending for those folks who just wanted a night of entertainment.
Thank you, Jet for your comment. It is a place of sadness to know what happened there. I wanted to go inside the building, but was not sure if I should. Just may go there again and ask some questions.