Memory Gardens Cemetery in Rensselaer, Indiana is rumored to be haunted, with legends centering on a moving statue and a supposed "phantom watcher". Many of these stories are local folklore, and trespassing on cemetery grounds after dark is illegal. According to local lore, a statue in the back of the cemetery is believed to move at night. Some accounts claim that its head and arms change position. It is said that the statue keeps an eye on visitors who are in the graveyard after dark. Some versions of the legend describe the statue as a phantom watcher that appears to guard the grounds. While there is no way to verify the paranormal claims, stories of unusual occurrences and ghostly figures are common in local hauntings lore.