Drakor and I have stumbled upon a long-forgotten graveyard.

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:20 pm

We got bored playing in our yard, so we decided to journey out into that cornfield I described on Halloween (check the "scariest thing in the world" topic). Anyway, we trampled through the disgruntled remains of cotton stems that had remained from the scoring of the farmer.

We reached what we thought would be a path closer to the Korean food store (about 3/4 of a mile back into the field). It went into the abrupt change from cotton remains to deciduous forest, up a hill. When we began the ascent up the hill and the cotton left our site, we discovered what looked like a vast sign off into the foilage.

We veered off-course to a beaten, weather-worn, forgotten, path that led to gigantic rocks sticking out of the ground. Upon closer inspection, we discovered that the woods we had veered into were covered with these rocks. We moved closer and discovered that they weren't rocks, but old 1800-ish tombstones.

We had stumbled upon a forgotten 1800 grave site. There were simple rocks marking some tombs, others had large, vast, elegant and intricately designed markers. Every one of them was grown over with moss and vines. The gates that were obviously once beautiful are now rusted and lie in shambles. We looked at the dates. The older ones had no dates (guessing perhaps late 1700s-early 1800s), and the newest we could see was 1905. It was obviously forgotten.

You might ask how a graveyard can just be forgotten like that. I swear to god, it was just a chance that we ever stumbled upon it. It was way back into the woods. There were also old structures (angels and such perhaps?) and rock walls that were cumbled. Something that stuck with me was this wall around a small cluster of graves. There was a child's grave and a woman's. They both died on the same day in 1855. Perhaps she died during child birth? I didn't bother to check the other graves the cluster, maybe they all died the same day?

I swear to god none of this is made up, and because I know some of the people on this forum live near me, I will not give away its location.

As we walked passed, we looked down the path and the only thing that filled our view passed the trees were just tombstones. Perhaps there is a whole, forgotten villiage back there? Probably a church or cabin back there waiting to be discovered.

What do you guys think?

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:51 pm

OMFG! You guys, we've just found proof of our findings. Here is a historical document. The graveyard is obviously only known to maybe a handful of people. It took us about 20 minutes to dig up these records.

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al ... arley1.txt

I live on Shelton Road/Old Madison pike. Check the location that's it. And I do recall the name "Farley" from the graves. Not to mention the description is perfect. Now do you guys believe us? We aren't shitting you, this is awesome!

showdin2 · Post by **showdin2** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:12 pm

Dude!!! that is sooo cool!!! I can't wait to get my ass over there and check it out!!!I am so excited about this!

Post by **JS Lemming** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 7:37 am

uhhh. I've been to an old graveyard too. It wasn't that great.

showdin2 · Post by **showdin2** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:31 am

Yeah I have been to one to but not some 200 year graveyard that has been deserted so we can take it over and build our own hangout on it. or better if we discover more land we could design a little neighbor hod of clubhouses!

Orgodemirk · Post by **Orgodemirk** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 4:07 pm

Wow! this sounds like something from a horror movie. Pet Semetary or Something. That is cool and weird.

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 4:13 pm

JS Lemming wrote:uhhh. I've been to an old graveyard too. It wasn't that great.

Yes, JSL, I'm sure you've walked miles into the woods and found yourself a 2 century old graveyard that has long been forgotten.

Post by **JS Lemming** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 7:38 am

GyroVorbis wrote:
JS Lemming wrote:uhhh. I've been to an old graveyard too. It wasn't that great.
Yes, JSL, I'm sure you've walked miles into the woods and found yourself a 2 century old graveyard that has long been forgotten.

I wouldn't find it entertaining. Just a bunch of dead people rotting in the ground. The only thing I've ever found way back in my woods is a random underground spring. I think those are pretty koo.

Dark Crusader · Post by **Dark Crusader** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:25 am

Such places are perfect for resurections and vampire serimonies!

Few weeks ago all the JROTCs in the county helped to clean up an old cemitary. ALL of the graves were beafore the civil war! It was an old african american cemitary. It was in very bad shape.

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 5:48 pm

Well, we've done it. Drakor, Arce, and I returned to the realm of the death this afternoon. We went at a TERRIBLE time. It was right at sun down, so we got some pretty freaky images of the graveyard at night.

A cop saw us romping through the cotton fields on the way there. He stopped and shouted. Our adrenaline kicked in and we left that loser in the dust. Anyway, we knew he was hot in persuit, so everybody stayed at the entrance while I went in and got the pictures.

I was alone, so there is no human in the picture (I was taking it). I was in a hurry because it was DAMN dark, the cop was chasing us, and as you read in the historical document, there are sinkholes with collapsed crypts. Sure as hell didn't want to fall into one of those in the darkness.

I got some pretty descent shots, I got a readable "Farley" and a "Crutcher" grave to prove where we were. I got some collapsed wreckage of tombs. I couldn't go too close at night because I didn't want to fall through or anything.

Trust me, we'll get better pictures next time.

I'm trying to figure out how to work this damn digital camera. I should have the pictures up later tonight.

Post by **JS Lemming** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 7:24 am

Cop: "Wait! Wait! Stop running! You dropped your wallet!"

Dark Crusader · Post by **Dark Crusader** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 7:31 am

Hey if you run into the undead say your freinds with Dark Crusader.
I have street cred with the undead! Hey that rhymed!

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 1:51 pm

JS Lemming wrote:Cop: "Wait! Wait! Stop running! You dropped your wallet!"

Wutai · Post by **Wutai** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 4:11 pm

Are you going to go back later and see if there's anything besides a cemetary there?

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 4:36 pm

Yeah, definately. I'm trying to get "JASC AfterShot" because the software for my camera is for Windows 3.1

AfterShot is a 3rd party program that gets pictures from a wide array of cameras and mine just happens to be one.

Surely we're going to go back there and scour every inch of those woods. I heard from a friend that also knows about our secret cemetary that the police have arested some 20 yr olds for digging up graves. And yes, there are big dig holes. That's some pretty scary crap.