Illinois Ghost Adventures (part 1)

The Greenwood Cemetery in Macon County, is purported to be one of the most active paranormal locations in Central Illinois. Ainers and I went to verify the hauntings for ourselves.

Originally an Indian burial ground, the city of Decatur used this site for a cemetery when it was founded in the 1820s. Among the restive spirits are those of Confederate soldiers who were dumped in a mass grave on their way to a Union POW camp. Later, Union soldiers killed in battle were buried on top of the hill that covered the mass grave. Still later, the hill collapsed under a heavy rain, mixing the bodies of Confederate and Union soldiers. Efforts were made to rebury the remains, but locals believe those disturbed spirits still walk the cemetery at night.

The Greenwood Bride, a woman that wanders the cemetery at night dressed in her wedding gown, ghostly funeral processions, and spectral globes of light are just some of the many apparitions believed to haunt Greenwood Cemetery.

For a complete history of Greenwood:
http://www.haunteddecatur.com/greenwood.html

Ainers and I arrived at Greenwood just before a storm, a gray sky loomed overhead and thunder pealed in the distance. The gloomy ambiance seemed perfect for our first Illinois Ghost Adventure. We perused the gravestones, some almost two hundred years old and some as recent as the 1980s, mixed in together.

We also visited the Civil War memorial where the remains of both Union and Confederate dead have been interred.

Aine shot video footage while I attempted to capture some EVPs on a recording device. But it was mid-day. The spirits must have been resting, so we gathered no evidence of paranormal activity. However, the place felt creepy. So that has to count for something.