Letter to Eugene V. Debs on J. H. Nance General Contractor and Builder letterhead, 12/24/1920. Writes that his "heart throbs" for all political prisoners behind bars for "telling the truth." Expresses the hope that it will not be too long before...
Letter to Eugene V. Debs on J. H. Nance General Contractor and Builder letterhead, 12/24/1920. Writes that his "heart throbs" for all political prisoners behind bars for "telling the truth." Expresses the hope that it will not be too long before...
Eric Nance's transcribed variant of the Vanishing Hitchhiker urban legend as collected by himself. In this account, a trucker driver picks up a woman who is hitchhiking and the two go out for a good time. At the end of the night, he asks her on...
Eric Nance's transcribed interview of Brian Schoppel's account of an animal lover in Terre Haute, Indiana. According to Schoppel, there was a very rich man who lived in a shack with several dogs. When the old man disappeared, the srerrif came to...
Eric Nance's transcribed interview of Tom Williamson about some eccentric sisters in Terre Haute, Indiana. According to Williamson, there were two sisters who lived together who never went out much. One sister died and there was no funeral. When...
Eric Nance's transcribed interview of Tina Pope about the Face in the Wall in Terre Haute, Indiana. According to Pope, a boy got hit by a car while walking on Fruitridge Avenue. His mother carved his face into the wall after he was killed.
Eric Nance's transcribed intervew of Brad Rutledge about the Face in the Wall in Terre Haute, Indiana. According to Rutledge, a young boy was killed while riding his bicycle. The wall in front of his house has his image on it now and at night his...
Eric Nance's transcribed interview of Jim Whitinger about the Face in the Wall in Terre Haute, Indiana. According to Whitinger, a man was building a stone gateway to his house and a little boy was helping him. The little boy got hit by a car and...
Legends; People; Spouses; Death; Death & burial; Mentally ill persons;
Eric Nance's transcribed interview of Bob Scott about a woman who went insane after her husband's death. According to Scott, the woman was found sleeping with her husband's corpse several weeks after his death.
Legends; People; Spouses; Death; Death & burial; Mentally ill persons;
Eric Nance's transcribed interview of Brian Schoppel about a woman who went insane after the death of her husband. According to Schoppel, the woman slept with her husband's corpse for several years.
Susan Hart's transcribed variant of The Boyfriend's Death urban legend as collected by Eric Nance. In this account, a girl discovers that her boyfriend has been hanged above their car after he fails to return from getting more gas for the vehicle.
Eric Nance's transcribed interview of Peggy Rhoad's account of a supernatural legend involving a saint who answer prayers with roses in Madison County, Indiana.
Eric Nance collected a legend from Gil Smith pertaining to a conductor who was decapitated and now comes back as a spirit and roams in search for his head.
Eric Nance collected a legend from Kenny Stanfill pertaining to a couple that experienced their parked car rolling up Shrine Hill starting and stopping four times until finally the driver put the car in reverse and drove down the hill.
