Wildwood Cemetery
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States
Cemetery · local-legend
The Story
The winding grounds of Wildwood Cemetery have tales of a restless fireman’s mausoleum and an eerie divide between its older and newer graves.
The Hauntings
One story says a local fireman so feared premature burial that he arranged his mausoleum with a way out, and is still heard moving inside. Another divides the cemetery into supposedly quiet and haunted sides, with ghostly cries or a banshee-like voice said to favor the older ground. These are cemetery legends rather than a verified biographical account of one particular fireman. Visitors are more likely to notice the cemetery’s hills, woods and historic stonework, which give the tales a distinctive setting.
The History
The Wildwood Cemetery Company dates to the nineteenth century and continues to operate an active cemetery in Williamsport.
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Visitor Experiences
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Plan Your Visit
The cemetery publishes free visiting hours and separate seasonal gate times. Visit during posted daylight or evening opening periods, keep roads clear and leave memorials undisturbed. A public nighttime ghost investigation program was not identified.