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To: Andrew N. Cothran who wrote (134802)	8/28/2005 4:29:38 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 793581

<<One aside: Many NO cemeteries feature above ground burial vaults because of the water table. In a previous hurricane, many of the vaults were actually flooded and then floated from their sites. Weeks later, many of the floating coffins were found miles away and returned to the cemeteries.>> About 15 years ago we had a wet summer in the Midwest, lots of flooding, the Illinois River ran backward. Around Havana, Illinois the ground is sand and the water table is only 16' down. That year the water table came up 18' making for flood conditions all summer. Old coffins popped up out of the ground.