Weird+Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania like most states has lots of myths and ledgends here are a few...Are they true or just old tales we like to pass down from generation to generation?

Allisons Grave
==== One of the most intriguing is the tale of "Allison's Grave" at the Mosquito Valley Cemetery near DuBoistown. As with most ghost stories, there are many variations of the Allison legend. Some say that the shadowy spirit seen at the cemetery is a woman who was decapitated in a plane or car crash. Others say she is a WWII nurse who died in a plane crash while traveling home. As these and other stories spread, the cemetery on Mosquito Valley Road eventually became a common destination for Halloween pranksters, seekers of the paranormal, and those just looking for a thrill. Artical taken from ([|northcentralpa.com]).====

Gravity Hill
==== The Bedford county attraction, gravity hill, is plain. You can pour water onto the roads or roll a ball or bottle downhill, and see it stop and begin to roll uphill. You can (if you’re careful and obey traffic regulations) sit with your car in neutral and experience the phenomenon for yourself. It feels disorienting, but quite pleasantly so. Of course, skeptics dismiss the gravity hill phenomenon as the result of an optical illusion. A road that appears to go uphill may in fact be pointing down, which would account for the weird feeling of disorientation that some visitors report. That may indeed be the explanation—but unless you’ve been to one of these places yourself, armed with surveying equipment for good measure, how can you be sure?([|weirdus.com]) ====

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====Every day in the town of Jim Thorpe in Carbon County, a hanged man proclaims his innocence in the only way a dead man can. Since 1877, his hand has been raised in protest in the last home he ever had—the Carbon County Jail cell number 17. This permanent marker on the cell wall has resisted cleaning, repainting, and even replastering. A couple of days after every attempt to cover it up, the handprint comes back. And a story of persecution by evil mine owners comes back with it.([|weirdus.com])====

for tourists seeking exicement pennsylvania has some creepy places ready for your visit. for more stories about weird PA go to ([|weirdus.com]), click "stories by state" (along the lefthand side) and click "pennsylvania".