Dead Childrens Playground & Maple Hill Cemetery Bird of Lore

There is a playground located in Huntsville, Alabama where you can still hear the children of the past laugh and play. The playground is located next to the state's largest, and oldest cemetery; Maple Hill. There are local legends of children's ghosts playing at Dead Children's Playground as well as rumored child murders in the location in the '60s. The cemetery across the street has its own odd history and several ghost stories within its walls tied to some of its most prominent residents. Come join us discussing these local haunting historical tales in this week's episodes with a special guest. 

Some post-recording information: Lilly Flag was a dairy cow who went to the World Fair, which is why she put Huntsville on the map for the time. And the "Gypsy Queen" of Maple Hill, her name is Lena Mitchell. She was a palmist and "Gypsy Queen" according to records and allegedly over 100 Gypsys came to her funeral. There is rumored another "Gypsy Queen" who came before her, but nobody knows her name or place of rest. 


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