(2/2) In the 1920's, the cemetary was to be detroyed, and some people from Transylvania University (possibly members of a secret society loyal to his memory) went to exhume his body, to honor their esteemed alumnus and prevent his angry spirit from causing further trouble. They got someone's remains, kind of hard to tell whose, and interred them in a crypt under these stairs, with an inscription that says "Honor to whom honor is overdue". . . . . In 1969 the building was gutted by fire, and it is said that only the crypt was unscathed. This may have -something- to do with the fact that the crypt had no flammable parts, only brick and stone, whereas the interior structure of the main building was wooden. But the prevailing opinion was that Rafinesque's curse was to blame. The building was rebuilt with modern materials and up-to-code wiring, and every halloween two students are chosen to spend the night in the crypt. Since then it hasn't burned down again, and the spirit of Rafinesque is reckoned to be appeased, for now. . . . #lexingtonkentucky #lexingtonky #pumpkinmania #herbalmedicine #medicalbotany #sihr #curse #legend #haunted #tuberculosis #phthisis #büyü
