Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton


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Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton, Iowa, is reportedly haunted by Midnight Mary, a woman who was allegedly buried alive and cursed visitors. Her tombstone reads, "The people shall be troubled at midnight and pass away," and legend claims she curses anyone who visits her grave after dark. Another story claims that visitors to Sasana Loft's grave hear the singing of her Mohawk ancestors in the surrounding woods, coming to comfort her. Mary Ehart, known as Midnight Mary, allegedly died at midnight, but her aunt had nightmares that she was still alive. Upon digging up her body, her fingernails were found scratching the coffin, and her face wore a startled expression, suggesting she was buried alive. The inscription on her tombstone, "The people shall be troubled at midnight and pass away," is said to be a curse from this experience, with the legend warning against visiting her grave at midnight. Visitors report hearing the soft singing of Mohawk people coming from the woods near Sasana Loft's grave, which is believed to be the spirits of her ancestors offering comfort. The songs of the Mohawk may be heard on a cool fall evening, adding to the cemetery's haunted atmosphere.

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