Kirk Corthum tells of the 100 Steps Cemetery near Brazil (i.e. Staunton) in Clay County, Indiana. The legend is unusual in that it includes a mention of a caretaker of the cemetery who will chase you away on occasion.
Back and white photocopy of a newspaper article about the death of Albert B. Pegg. Pegg was on the oldest residents of the area and was a friend of Chauncey Rose. The obituary gives a brief biography of him.
This is Linda Hillburn's typewritten account of the the arches in Putnam County near Greencastle. This legend says that horses can detect the death near the arches, and will stay away from it.
Letter from Theodore Debs, 4/6/1943. Writes that he is glad to know that his letter brought comfort to her. Says that he is glad to know that J. H. Hollingsworth passed away peacefully.
Letter to Theodore Debs, n.d. Tells Theodore Debs that she deeply appreciated his comforting words in his letter of condolence. Writes that she was ill when J. H. Hollingsworth passed away. Mentions that she was in the hospital at the time of his...
Political campaigns; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1912; Appeal to Reason;
Copy of letter from Eugene V. Debs, 7/24/1912. Says that he is going to write Fred Warren to urge him to publish Barnes' statement in the APPEAL TO REASON. Remarks that Fred Warren has been away from Girard, Kansas which might explain why Barnes'...
Letter to Eugene V. Debs, 2/1/1921. Says that she cannot help but to write Eugene V. Debs. Writes that it is almost like God willed her to do so. Assures Eugene V. Debs that there has not been another man like him on earth since Jesus Christ....
This is a transcribed account from Janet Archibald as recorded by Tony Ward about a tall, large-footed, man-like monster which has been spotted by couples who had gone parking in the woods. The monster was reported to have physically held back one...
This is a transcribed account of Joe Fears as recorded by Michael Fears about two men who had been mushroom hunting and encountered a bigfoot-like creature in the woods. The two spotted the creature from behind, and thinking it was another...
This is a transcribed account by Darlene Beckman about her memory of hearing about the Jolly Green Giant, a monster reported to be eight foot tall with enormous feet. She tells of how people would go searching for this giant in the valley it...
This is a transcribed account from Scott Deckard as recorded by Sally Lower about how some of Deckard's friends met an unfriendly big foot creature on a camping trip. The creature - nicknamed "Mo-Mo" - stood 6'-6' 5'' and was very hairy. It was...
Mary L. Crocker's transcribed interview of Vicky Young's account of a local legend about a man who was killed while building the Morgan-Monroe County Forestry and was buried in Stepp Cemetery. Every night a woman dressed in all black sits over his...
Sandra Livingston tells a second tale of the Vigo County Blue Hole in this typewritten account. In this story the ghosts of boys who drowned in the Blue Hole haunt the area and will chase away interlopers.
