This Creepy Cemetery is the Most Haunted Place in Indiana
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Courtney Johnston
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Do you love exploring spooky places? Indiana is home to plenty of scary and even paranormal spots that can be riveting to explore…if you dare. The Huffington Post ranked all of the scariest places in the US and this one creepy cemetery in Indiana was voted the most haunted place in the Hoosier state.
Morgan-Monroe State Forest in Martinsville is a gorgeous place for a weekend retreat. With plenty of hiking trails and natural scenery, it's an awesome outdoor spot to visit. What many don't know is that it also contains the state's most haunted cemetery.
Deep in the woods, brave visitors can uncover the legendary Stepp Cemetery, a place few Hoosiers dare to enter after nightfall.
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The ghost stories told of the spirits who haunt this cemetery vary slightly, though most agree that the main spirit who lingers here is the Lady in Black.
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They claim she lost her baby (known as Baby Lester) and spent her days in the cemetery. Some tales claim she dug him up and held him in her arms, before finally committing suicide. Visitors of the cemetery are meant to leave a token behind for baby Lester to help him rest in peace, as well as to honor the Lady in Black.
The Lady in Black can often be found on this tree stump, which is also rumored to be haunted. Legends claim that anyone who sits on the tree stump will be cursed to live no more than another year.
Other legends tell of a caretaker whose ghost can also be found sitting on the stump from time to time. They say he was killed in an accident when a logging truck veered off the road and logs crushed the caretaker's body.
More legends exist about this spooky place, but you'll have to check it out for yourself to see if they're true. You can find the cemetery inside of the Morgan-Monroe Forest in Martinsville, IN 46151.
Have you ever visited this creepy cemetery in Indiana? For more haunted places, check out this haunted road trip through the Hoosier state.
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