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Reported Haunting
Piscatawaytown Burial Ground is associated with reports of paranormal activity connected to its centuries-old graves. Visitors have reported apparitions, mysterious voices, shadow figures, and unexplained cold spots throughout the cemetery. The historic burial ground has long been considered haunted.
Piscatawaytown Burial Ground is a graveyard that holds the burial sites of many Revolutionary War soldiers and other folk; graves date back to 1693, when two brothers died from eating poisonous mushrooms. But the graveyard also houses a witch, locals say. Mary Moore, buried here in 1731, was accused and put to death for witchcraft. Mary’s ghost is said to appear if you walk around her grave three times and spit. However, another tale says that two local boys stole Mary’s headstone years ago, so no one knows where to find it. The legend’s variations tell of several ways the boys were cursed and died for tampering with the gravestone.