Three Legged Lady Road, Columbus


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The "Three-Legged Lady Road" refers to Nash Road near Columbus, Mississippi, and is haunted by the legend of a spectral woman with three legs. The most common story describes a grieving mother searching for her dismembered daughter, whose leg was the only part she could find; other versions portray her as a witch or serial killer. Legends say if you stop on the road at night, turn off your headlights, and honk three times, the ghost will appear, knock on your car's roof, and race you to the end of the road. A spectral figure, sometimes described as a mother or a witch, who has a third leg. She is said to appear after a motorist stops on the road, turns off their headlights, and honks the horn three times at night. The ghost then knocks on the car's roof and races it, using her third leg to move with supernatural speed. One version claims the ghost is a mother whose daughter was dismembered by a cult, and the third leg was the only part of her child she found. Another story suggests the ghost is a witch using a third leg to cheat. Some tales link the ghost to a car accident on the road where a single mother died with her dismembered daughter, clinging to the child's leg.

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