lovebizarreoddities: Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery Midlothian, Illinois Hidden in an array of crow

lovebizarreoddities: Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery Midlothian, Illinois Hidden in an array of crowded, tightly packed trees in the Rubio Woods Forest Preserve in Midlothian, Illinois is the most ghostly and eerie cemetery in the United States. Bachelor’s Grove. It’s so well hidden we drove past it several times. The entrance is nothing more than a distressing footpath guarded by a roped obstruction featuring a bold “closed” sign. We thought we were too late. We had drove fourteen hours just to arrive at the close of day. It’s known that the visiting hours of Bachelor’s Grove are sunrise to sunset. That’s it. There are no exceptions. If you are discovered on the premises during nightfall you will be introduced to the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. We weren’t too anxious to get improperly introduced to the Sheriff so we acted accordingly. Fortunately the bold “closed” sign was only for vehicle traffic. We had very limited time before the onset of darkness. We acted with haste. Facing south of the Rubio Woods Forest Preserve parking area there are two cell site antennae across the Midlothian Turnpike. To the west of the antennae you will find the vacated footpath with the “closed” sign. If you follow the footpath you will find the cemetery in a gated patch at the end. It’s weathered. Worn away, beaten by vandalism and exposure to the elements. Headstones are violently broken into pieces, a number resembling only a solid rock exposed on the surface. Some graves being from the turn of the century, just simply labeled “father” and “infant daughter”. If you’re unfamiliar with the history of Bachelor’s Grove, the site was reported to have been a dumping ground for victims of Chicago’s organized crime families of the late 1920s through the 1930s. Thereafter, many believed the location was practice for satanic ritual. Because of its adverse and disturbing past, visitors have had many claims of hauntings. Some being orbs of light, phantom vehicles, ghosts and animal manifestations. We didn’t encounter any paranormal phenomena. Maybe because we weren’t on the site beyond the witching hour. I can tell you this, you do get a pessimistic feeling and a sense of trepidation. An emotional state of dismay because of the decaying burial sites. Because of the waterlogged soil littered with headstones and untidy debris. Because of the grim, black-shaded trees outstretching its branches like hundreds of diabolical arms above the burial ground. We made a short tour to every detectable headstone. To every apparent grave marker.   It was quiet. Serene in a frightening way. We paid our respects and we said good night. Visited Wed April 12, 2017 -- source link

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