Pigman Road, Angola
Pigman Road in Angola, NY, is described as haunted by the lingering spirits of victims from the Angola Horror, a devastating 1867 train derailment that killed 50 people. This tragic event is combined with the urban legend of the "Pigman," a supposed butcher who would display pig heads on stakes along the road, a story that has now evolved into whispers of a pig-like creature lurking in the woods. Visitors report hearing screams and paranormal activity, attributing it to both the train crash victims and the local Pigman legend. On December 18, 1867, a passenger train crashed near Pigman Road, resulting in the deaths of approximately 50 people in a fiery wreck. Locals and visitors to the area believe the spirits of these train victims still haunt the site, and the sounds of the crash can be heard from the woods. The legend tells of a local butcher in the 1950s and '60s who displayed pig heads on stakes along the road to warn trespassers. This story evolved to describe a monstrous, pig-like man who lurked in the woods, sometimes with an axe or butcher knife. Some versions of the legend claim the butcher's pig heads were eventually replaced with the heads of harassing teenagers. The area's notoriety comes from the fusion of these two stories: the real, documented tragedy of the train crash and the frightening, fictional legend of the Pigman. People report paranormal experiences such as sounds, feelings of unease, and sightings of ghostly figures, often linking it to both the train victims and the Pigman legend.