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Crybaby bridge

Description: This is Debbie Ringers handwritten account of a haunted bridge near Mooresville Indiana in Morgan County, collected by Steve Leonad. According to legend, a baby died on a bridge that was under construction and was buried in the bridge. Now whenever a train goes over the bridge a crying baby can be heard.
Origin: 1967-12-23
Source: http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/943
Collection: Indiana State University Folklore Archives
Subjects: Infants
Bridges
Bridge construction
Supernatural
Folklore

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