Oakland Cemetery, established around 1783 to bury Revolutionary War soldiers, was originally called St. John’s Burial Grounds. The name was changed to Oakland Cemetery in 1875. Rampant vandalism has led to the rumors of its being haunted; three ghostly women, coming from the hill towards the cemetery’s center, are said to chase prospective wrongdoers away. A photograph was taken of three apparitions here in 2006.
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- Address:
- 2 Saw Mill River Rd
Yonkers, NY 10701
United States
Get Directions » - GPS:
- 40.938975, -73.880315
- County:
- Westchester County, New York
- Nearest Towns:
- Yonkers, NY (1.1 mi.)
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I think all cemeteries are haunted. People just need to respect the departed. .
Unfortunately people use the dead spirits to cast witchcraft spells voodoo and all sorts of black magic.
Why is it only black magic?
kenya the term ‘black magic’ is mean to mean evil, not racial. and lets be honest anything necromantic, disturbing the dead, is just wrong.Even contacting one’s own ancestors, unless they’re trying to reach you, you’re just disturbing their rest.
They are not hunted they are angels from god to pick up the dead.
Valkyries?
I Oakland cemetery is not haunted. It’s the angels to pertect everyone that S.I.P THERE.