Evergreen Cemetery — Midnight Mary
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Cemetery · local-legend
The Story
Mary Hart’s grave is the focus of the Midnight Mary legend. Haunted Places traces the story to a biblical inscription interpreted as a midnight curse. Different tellings turn Mary into a spectral hitchhiker or an apparition encountered by the grave, while another claims she was mistakenly buried alive. Buried-alive and witch claims are folklore, not verified biography.
The Hauntings
Mary Hart’s grave is the focus of the Midnight Mary legend. Haunted Places traces the story to a biblical inscription interpreted as a midnight curse. Different tellings turn Mary into a spectral hitchhiker or an apparition encountered by the grave, while another claims she was mistakenly buried alive. Buried-alive and witch claims are folklore, not verified biography.
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