Union Cemetery, Easton

Union Cemetery in Easton, Connecticut, which dates back to the 1600s, is touted as one of the most haunted cemeteries not only in Connecticut, but in the entire United States. [Rogak, Lisa (2004), "Stones and Bones of New England: A guide to unusual, historic, and otherwise notable cemeteries", Globe Pequat ISBN 07627-3000-5] Connecticut demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren have even written a book about the cemetery entitled "Graveyard".

The White Lady

The most famous haunt of Union Cemetery is the mysterious "White Lady", who has been seen by several people including police and firemen. Many people have taken photographs of her; Ed Warren has even captured her essence on film. She is described as having long, dark hair and wears what looks like a white nightgown and a white bonnet. The White Lady usually appears in the roadway along Route 59 or sometimes 111, often being “hit” by vehicles when she appears out of nowhere. But she is never found after the fact, nor is there ever any damage to the vehicles that pass through the mournful woman.

People who have "hit" the White Lady with their car have never had any damage turn up on their vehicles, except in the case of an off-duty fireman in 1993. He was driving his pickup somewhere between Union Cemetery and Stepney Cemetery, which is ten miles away, when the road in front of him took on a reddish glow. In those few surreal seconds, he saw a farmer with a straw hat sitting beside him and a lady in white approaching in the roadway with her hands reaching out toward him. He slammed on the brakes, but it was too late. He heard a thud and even ended up with a dent from the impact, yet no trace of the woman, or the farmer who had been sitting beside him, was ever found.The fact that he heard and was left with physical evidence of the impact is most unusual in cases of cars driving through or into apparitions.

The White Lady is also said to haunt the nearby Stepney Cemetery in Monroe, Connecticut. It is believed that she walks back and forth between the two.

Red Eyes

Another haunt said to reside in the cemetery is Red Eyes. One poor soul was walking past the cemetery when he caught a glimpse of a pair of red eyes in the brush peering at him through the darkness. As he ran from the entity, he heard footsteps following him, which made him run even faster until he was well away from the cemetery. Cosmic Society’s Donna Kent speculates that it was the specter of Earle Kellog, a man who was set afire across the street and burned to death in 1935, or a man, killed by a drunken driver, who provided his name—and a number of choice expletives—to a group of boys trying to capture EVP (electronic voice phenomenon) in the cemetery one night.

Warning

Access to the cemetery after dark, without permission, is strictly prohibited. The Easton Police patrol the cemetery regularly.

ee also

* Ed and Lorraine Warren
* Ghost
* Ectoplasm (paranormal)
* White Lady (ghost)

References

;Specific

;General
* Ed and Lorraine Warren with Robert David Chase "Graveyard". St. Martin's Press, 1992
* Joseph A. Citro "Weird New England". Sterling Publishing Co., 2005
* Cheri Revai "Haunted Connecticut". Stackpole Books, 2006

External links

* [http://creepyconnecticut.net/id76.html Union Cemetery at Creepy Connecticut]
* [http://www.cosmicsociety.com/unionc.htm Union Cemetery at the Cosmic Society]
* [http://www.prsne.com/union.htm Union Cemetery at the Paranormal Research Society of New England]
* [http://geocities.com/hauntedCT/union.htm Union Cemetery at Haunted Connecticut]
* [http://www.darkoutside.com/darkoutside_002.htm Union Cemetery at Darkoutside.com]
* [http://nepvrg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=118 Union Cemetery at New England Paranormal Video Research Group]
* [http://www.wendigoentertainment.com/tangledforest//tangledf/whiteladyx.html The White Lady at Tangled Forest]