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The lost village

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By Olivia TeaguePublished 10 months ago 3 min read
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Ever been somewhere and you think "Oh wow this place is amazing I would love to live here" you start doing research on the town and then start going back a few decades and you soon realize holy crap oh no no no no way "That's how I felt about a little town in my state anyone reading this from Illinois you know exactly what I'm talking about and if your not from Illinois or are and don't know this town well jump aboard let me give you the full tour. Welcome to Midlothian a small suburban village near Chicago. Within this town is a very strange cemetery called bachelors grove which is extremely haunted with literally no cause. Know you might say "oh duh because its a cemetery of course it "the thing is there has been more folklore and urban legends circling around the cemetery as well. Now back in the day like 1800s there was a man by the name of Edward M. Everden gave the land to Frederick Schmidt in 1864.According to sources a family named Batchelder were supoposedly living around the area .The first person to be buried there was name Eliza Scott in 1844 so this place is pretty old. There are many claims that the cemetery is extremely haunted by people claiming to see a phantom car. In the middle of the cemetery there this old green murky pond and the legend is a long long time ago there was this farmer who owned the land and one day when he was tending the land alongside his horse. The horse went bunkers then the horse fell into the water dragging the man down with him. Their remains are still lost in time as their spirits still try to leave the murky depths. So in the 1970s two officers claimed to see a horse and a ghostly man walking out of the pond then disappearing right in front of them.Even then there are rumours that the land used to native American burial grounds as well that speculate could be hind some of the strange experiences some people have had.Which are believed to have been Potawatomi since the tribe was the last ones to inhabit the lands in the area. That is before the European seetlers chased them off the lands off course their ancestors would be pissed.The other ghost to be found is the madonna of bachelor grove who dresses in along white gown whom walks through the cemetary seen carrying a baby or flowers passing through the graves.To some sources its believed that this women might be Ameilia Patrick who lost her 11 month old in the year of 1865.Not only is her ghost scene but her family thomstones have been reportedly moving around since the 1950s.Another possible ghost is the ghost of Joseph and Jennie deck who were killed in 1921 when their car got stuck on the railroad tracks.That could be caused of the phantom car people see driving around the cemetary grounds.There have been some speculatioins that there would have been satanic rituals going on because in some places it feels eerie and dark.The one thing that bothers me though is that their is a headstone that is named"infant daughter"that gets me questioning who was this young girl and why did the person who buried this child didn't bother to add her name on it which seems to be a bit off to me.Her real name is Marci May Fulton who was the granddaughter of John and Jane Fulton one of the first families to move to the surrounding lands.Nearby is Emma Fulton who died in 1867 she was only 16 days old.Afterwards John and Janes son commited suicide by walking infront of a train around 1935.Who would some people vandalize some a very old place first off. Don't get me wrong the place is creepy ,but why ruin someone's last resting spot. This place still holds a lot of history would you come and visit and see for yourself?

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Olivia Teague

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