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Four arches, Putnam County, Indiana

Description: This is Linda Hillburns typewritten account of the Four Arches near Greencastle in Putnam County, Indiana. According to the story, if you park your car under the Arches and honk your horn four times, a man with an ax will come out and murder you. Hillburn states that she made up the story to frighten a friend and that the story still circulates among area residents.
Origin: 1988-11-24
Source: http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/725
Collection: Indiana State University Folklore Archives
Subjects: Bridges
Railroad bridges
Arches
Axes
Homeless persons
Folklore

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