Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery, Colton
The Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery is said to be haunted by La Llorona, the "Weeping Woman," who wanders the area searching for her drowned children. Local legend also describes a ghostly old man with a dog who appears on Agua Mansa Road and vanishes as people approach, and a tale of a new mother with a demonic-looking child who appears to drivers on the road. The cemetery, the oldest in San Bernardino County, was established by early settlers and has been the site of historical events like the great flood of 1862 that destroyed the community. The most prevalent legend is that of La Llorona, a spectral woman who cries and searches for her lost children, often appearing in or near the cemetery. Motorists on the nearby road sometimes report seeing an elderly man walking a dog in the distance, but the pair disappears as the motorists get closer. One personal account describes a terrifying encounter with a woman carrying a child, whose visage and the child's appearance were horrific. The cemetery serves as a burial site for the region's early settlers. The community of Agua Mansa was destroyed by a devastating flood, with only the cemetery remaining on the site. The area has been the site of several grisly events and fatal accidents, which contribute to the local legends of hauntings.