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Learn about the folklore and history of the Witch of Yazoo, a mysterious woman buried in a chain-linked grave in Glenwood Cemetery. Find out how the fire of 1904, the chains, and the curse are connected to this local legend.
29 Οκτ 2014 · The witch, according to legend, died on May 25, 1884 — 20 years to the day before the great fire that destroyed the town, which leveled 200 homes and almost every business in Yazoo City.
20 Αυγ 2024 · Many years ago, there was a mean and ugly woman who lived alone in carefully guarded seclusion near the banks of the Yazoo River. Nobody knew anything about her, but they loathed her nonetheless. They hated her so much they didn't even give her a name.
Yazoo City was rebuilt, but yellow fever struck and took more victims in 1878. On May 25, 1904, a fire destroyed much of central Yazoo City. [9] According to a local legend, the fire was caused by a witch avenging her death. [10] In reality, a boy playing with matches accidentally set a house ablaze.
22 Δεκ 2021 · According to the legend, the old woman lived on the Yazoo River, and was caught torturing fishermen who she lured in off the river. The sheriff is said to have chased her through the swamps where she was half drowned in quicksand by the time the sheriff caught up with her.
Willie Morris is buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Yazoo City, close to the "grave" of the fictitious Witch of Yazoo, a character from one of Morris' books, Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood.
12 Σεπ 2022 · Gather round for a ghost story about the Witch of Yazoo... The city of Yazoo is known for its historic architecture, fertile basin, and 188-mile river running parallel to the Mississippi.