Silver Cliff Cemetery, Custer County, Colorado
Silver 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, Hillside, IL: Capone, the Italian Bride and Visiting
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, Justice, IL: Resurrection Mary, Facts and Visiting
Resurrection 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, Decatur, Illinois: The Prison-Train Legend, the Lost Mausoleum and the Record
Greenwood 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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Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL: Legends, Facts and Visiting
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 moreOak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Tillie Legend and the Record
The 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 moreOakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa: The Black Angel, the Legends and the Record
The 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, Terre Haute, Indiana: Stiffy Green, the Crypt Telephone and the Record
Highland 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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Buckskin Cemetery near Laurette, Colorado
Buckskin Cemetery is what remains of Buckskin Joe, the Park County camp also called Laurette. The town sat in Buckskin Gulch, just northwest of today’s Alma, on the east side[…]
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The Masonic Cemetery near Central City, Colorado
The Masonic Cemetery sits on a knoll above Central City, off the road to Nevadaville, in Gilpin County. Central City began in 1859 after John H. Gregory struck gold in[…]
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