A Yazoo Legend Virtual Cache
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Located in Historic Glenwood Cemetary. Open from Dawn til Dusk.
Park to the right of the fountain.
Located in the middle of the Glenwood Cemetery is a grave
surrounded by chain links known as, "The Witch's Grave". The legend
of the Witch of Yazoo became famous in Willie Morris' book, Good
Old Boy published in 1971. This story is an example of the unusual
folklore surrounding Yazoo County. Others however, have pointed out
that the grave was there long before Morris was born and that the
chain had been broken for a long time.
In the autumn of 1884, a boy named Joe Bob Duggett found 2 dead men
in the house of the witch. He rushed to tell the sheriff who in
turn raced to the house. They chased the witch into the woods where
she was caught in quicksand. As she sank she screamed "I shall
return. Everybody always hated me here. I will break out of my
grave and burn down the whole town on the morning of May 25, 1904!"
The body was retrieved and she was buried in the center of the
Glenwood Cemetary. She was chained into her grave with 30 strong
links.
The Fire of May 25th, 1904 destroyed over 200 residences and nearly
every business was ruined. Half of the population of Yazoo City was
directly affected by the fire. Many theories evolved as to how the
fire started but none were conclusive. After the flames died down,
several of the town elders visited the cemetary to find the chains
around the grave broken. The witch became the scapegoat.
To gain credit for this virtual, you must email me (by clicking on
my profile) the answers to these 4 questions. Please do not post
the answers to the questions or spoiler pictures. Incomplete
answers or spoilers will be deleted.
1. What legendary person is buried here? (This is a gimme)
2. Look to the Northeast of the marker and find the grave of S.D.
Fraiser. List the year born and died.
3. What famous person is buried 13 steps to the right (southeast)of
the marker?
4. How many of the remaining links are LARGE?
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