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| Site Name: | Bachelor's Grove |
 Click image for full view | Site Address: | 143rd Street
Chicago, IL 60827 Click here for driving directions |
| Site Type: | Cemetery | |
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From prairieghosts.com--
"There are more ghost stories and eerie legends told about this small, abandoned cemetery than any other place in the Chicago area. It is located on the edge of the Rubio Woods Forest Preserve, near the suburb of Midlothian, Illinois. This ramshackle burial ground is said to be infested with ghosts and more than 100 different reports of strange phenomena have been collected about the place... including actual apparitions, unexplained sights and sounds, and even glowing balls of light. There have been no burials here for years and as a place of rest for the departed, it has been largely forgotten. But ask any ghost chaser where to go to find a hauntings and chances are, this cemetery will be very high on the list!" |
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| Apparitions, Full | Visuals, Smoke |
| Visuals, Orbs/Spooklights |
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From graveyards.com--
"WARNING: Do not go in or near Bachelor's Grove Cemetery at night. Do not go in or near Bachelor's Grove Cemetery at Halloween, or for several weeks before or after that date. You will be arrested and charged with trespassing." Cemetery closes at dusk. - Trespassers will be ticketed. |
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From graveyards.com--
"Bachelor's Grove is located near Central Avenue (west of Cicero) and Midlothian Turnpike, at the point where it joinss 143rd Street. The Rubio Woods Forest Preserve parking lot is located on the north side of Midlothian Turnpike, and is the only place to legally park in the immediate area. The Forest Preserve closes at dusk. Across from its entrance, on the south side of the street is a radio tower; a few feet west of this, approximately where the road curves to the west, are the posts marking the entrance to Bachelor's Grove. The road here was closed in 1977, and the posts prevent automobile traffic. However, it is still easily accessible to bicyclists and pedestrians. Beyond the posts is a path through the woods - the remnant of the Midlothian Turnpike, the surface of which was ripped out in 1994. If you follow the path for about a quarter mile, the cemetery will come into view on the right." A virtual trip through the cemetery can be found at: http://www.ghosthounds.com/content-44.html |
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| Web Reference: | http://www.prairieghosts.com/bachgrov.html |
| Web Reference: | http://www.hauntedhamilton.com/gotw_bachelorsgrove.html |
| Web Reference: | http://www.bachelorsgrove.com |