Gurnsey Hollow Cemetery (Also called South Catholic Valley Cemetery) is not your typical cemetery. Most cemeteries are calming, with a long history and many urban legends. Typically there is no truth to the legends and therefore its all up to the imagination. However, Gurnsey Hollow is the setting behind a true story which is so sad and terrible to hear that it must be a haunted place. Not only that, but the cemetery gives off such a strange and scary vibe. As you head up the trail to visit the cemetery, you can’t help but feel trapped, knowing there is only one way in and out. The graveyard is littered with various fire pits, symbols and mishmash that your not quite sure what to think.
The cemetery was created in the early 1800’s and is home to multiple graves, including those of many children. The reason for this is that the graveyard was originally used for children who died due to smallpox. One of the graves belongs to a young girl who was not only buried there, but was murdered in the cemetery as well. She was a seven-year old girl who suffered from mental illness. With the lack of understanding of mental illness in the early years of the town, this young girl would constantly strike a nerve with people. She never did anything on purpose (rather a result of the condition), but some of the townsfolk knew no better. A mob of them chased the girl one day through the woods and into the cemetery. Trapped by the surrounding trees she fell onto the ground and began to scream. The mob of people cared little and threw rocks at the girl, stoning her to death. She was eventually buried there. It wasn’t until a week later that some townsfolk went to the cemetery to pay their respects to the young girl. While laying flowers at her grave they heard loud giggles, felt tugs on their hair and the flowers levitated right in front of their eyes. The young girl had returned. The townsfolk turned and ran back to town as fast as they could and never returned. Even to this day, visitors commonly feel things touching them and hear the young girl playing around them.
Two other spirits haunt the grounds as well. First is that of a young boy who likes to be peoples shadow. He will follow visitors around the graves, but as soon as you leave he will disappear. The second ghost is an older elderly woman who stands watch at the entrance gate as your arrive. She will stand and stare at you as you come closer until she vanishes in a cloudy mist. Other legends exist around the large cross situated near one side of the cemetery. Its said that all visitors should kiss the cross before exiting or risk bringing something home. People often hear moans, see orbs and encounter various power failures on flashlights, camera and phones. Some even have issues with their car headlights. Others have seen creatures including wolves, dead rabbits, albino deer and much much more.
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