Locals say that a woman wearing a white flowing gown glides across the field on quiet nights. It is said she is the spirit of Julia Markham, who in 1905 killed her 7 children with an ax and then set her house on fire, killing herself.
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Geographic Information
- Address:
- Timber Ridge Road
South of Cambridge, IL
United States
Get Directions » - GPS:
- 41.28712977586787, -90.22817677261628
- County:
- Henry County, Illinois
- Nearest Towns:
- Cambridge, IL (2.2 mi.)
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Drove by this today very creepy made the hairs on my arm stand up definitely want to go back when I have more time to stick around.
I have attached the newspaper clippings from the October 4, 1905 Monmouth Illinois Newspaper.
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