There’s A Grave In This Vermont Cemetery With A Window To See Inside And It’s Beyond Eerie

We all have our fears. Some of us would climb 20 flights of stairs over entering the confining space of an elevator, while others start shaking uncontrollably at the mere mention of skydiving. Whether you have arachnophobia (the fear of spiders) or coulrophobia (the fear of clowns), chances are you've figured out some kind of coping mechanism. In a cemetery in Vermont, one man came up with a creative solution to his gut-wrenching fear of being buried alive. Dr. Timothy Clark Smith is buried in a grave with a window.

Within the gates of Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven is a most unusual burial site. Instead of a vertical headstone, this particular plot has a horizontal grave marker with a glass window in the center.

Dr. Timothy Clark Smith suffered from taphephobia (the fear of being buried alive) - so much so, that he designed his own tomb to prevent such a horrific event from taking place. A window was installed at the surface of his grave six feet above his face. This way people could check on him to make sure no mistake was made.

In addition, the doctor had a set of stairs installed under a capstone right next to his grave. In 1893, Dr. Smith passed away just shy of 72nd birthday and no unusual activity occurred after his burial.

Today, the window is still intact, but condensation makes it impossible to see more than a few inches into the actual grave. The stairway is also still in place, although no longer accessible. May the good doctor rest in peace knowing that his worst fear never occurred.

You can take a closer look at Evergreen Cemetery and this unique grave with a window in this video created by YouTube user, William Alexander.

Did you know about this unusual Vermont cemetery grave with a window? Vermont is loaded with plenty of strange happenings and unique folklore. For another creepy story, check out the obscure tale of the frozen hill people.