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Title	Gypsies, Marshall, Illinois
Alternative Title	Gypsies; Gypsy;
Genre	Legend -- People -- Eccentric
Description	Mike Short's transcribed interview of Dave Hall about the Gypsy Queen in Marshall, Illinois. According to Hall, Marshall, Illinois, was home to many gypsies. When the last Gypsy Queen died, she was buried there. Now gypsies from all over come there to be buried near the queen. It is said that since there is gypsy royalty in Marshall, Illinois, that no natural disasters will ever happen there.
Informant	Hall, Dave
Collector	Short, Mike
Date of Original	1968-12-13
Repository	Indiana State University Folklore Archives, Special Collections, Cunningham Memorial Library, Terre Haute, Indiana 47809
Coverage	United States -- Illinois -- Clark County -- Marshall -- 1968
Subject	Legends People Nomads Manners & customs
WV3 Subject	Folklore
Type	text
Material Type	Interviews
Date Digital	2011-06-02
Technical Metadata	image/tiff 300 dpi; Epson GT-20000; Epson Scan
Copyright	Digital image copyright c 2011 Indiana Folklore Collection.
Item ID	isuf-Gypsies003

Gypsies, Marshall, Illinois

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