The burial ground next to Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel is Stepney Cemetery, in the village of Stepney in Monroe. It is also called Birdsey’s Plain Cemetery or Beardsley[…]
Read moreSilver Cliff Cemetery is a town burial ground about half a mile south of State Highway 96 on Mill Street, in Silver Cliff. Silver Cliff and Westcliffe sit side by[…]
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Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois holds the Bishops’ Mausoleum, Al Capone’s grave and the Italian Bride legend. This post sets out the record and how to visit.
Read moreResurrection Cemetery in Justice, Illinois is home to the Resurrection Mary legend. This post follows the source trail, shows where accounts conflict and explains how to visit.
Read moreGreenwood Cemetery in Decatur is known for ghost lights and a Confederate prison-train story. Here is what local records show, what traces back to Troy Taylor, and what no document supports.
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Huguenot Cemetery in St. Augustine was the city’s first public burial ground after 1821. This post sets out the record, the Stickney legend and how to visit.
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Graceland Cemetery on Chicago’s North Side is known for its architects’ tombs and two statues with ghost stories. This post separates the record from the legends and explains how to visit.
Read moreThe Tillie ghost story at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cedar Rapids began as a prank, according to the cemetery itself. A short entry on the record, the legend and visiting.
Read moreThe Black Angel in Iowa City’s Oakland Cemetery has a documented history and a century of folklore. Sources disagree on when it was installed and why it turned black.
Read moreHighland Lawn Cemetery in Terre Haute is known for a ghost bulldog and a crypt telephone. Here is what the city, federal and library records show, and what remains folklore.
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