One walks with a cane and the other wears a long, green cloak. The richness of legend that surrounds the small, derelict graveyard earns it a spot on every list of haunted Hoosier locales. Plus Code 8H79+MV Martinsville, IN, USA (Indianapolis News, 5/23/1908), They claim should a snake bite any of their members the reptile will die, and that the patient will suffer no pain or ill results. (Bedford Weekly, 8/23/1907). Editor's Note: I'm hearing conflicting reports on how this fire may have begun. The series is a production of WFIU Public Radio in partnership with the Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations (IPBS). You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. AAARC refers to them as orbs. Physicists reputation of Stepp. Today, it is largely only accessible by foot and is deep within a forest. Ivy, someones as local residents. at Stepp Cemetery. I did not get a creepy vibe from the cemetery. Draper/s Cabin, primitive log cabin found on property when state purchased forest; available for rental, but many campers said to leave early because of odd shapes and sounds, phantom footfalls and sense of ill ease. Stepp Cemetery is located in the center of Morgan-Monroe State Forest just north of the main forest road. Please enter your email and password to sign in. I could not find much about why coins and toys are left on the grave. This photo was not uploaded because this cemetery already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this cemetery. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian) Jacob Adkins lived near Morgan County line in mid-1800s; log cabin homestead (cornerstones still visible) now site of Walls shelterhouse on Mason Ridge Road where cemetery located. 0 cemeteries found in Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana, USA. Try again later. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. While ghost-trackers in Evansville keep on the lookout for the Lady in Grey, an apparition in different attire haunts the imagination of paranormal investigators in central Indiana. No matter what the interest is, Stepp has been used as a (findagrave), The infant, stillborn this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Harley Lester, was buried this afternoon in the Steppe (sic) cemetery. (Reporter-Times, 7/6/1937), Family said babys grave continually vandalized and marker replaced twice. The You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. (LogOut/ Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Perhaps most interesting of all the stories associated with Stepp Cemetery are the Crabbites. Starting in the 1950s, visitors to the burial ground began reporting sightings of a lady shrouded in black, hovering on a chair-like tree stump above a stone simply marked "Baby Lester." Some. these white clouds before. Approximately 114 graves; oldest believed to be of Isaac Hartsock (1793-1851), veteran of War of 1812. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. var stb_url = "mailto:" + stb_recipient Crabbites or Church of the First Born of Brown County, holding forth in vicinity of Nashville and parts of Morgan County their leader has been preaching from a stump in the open woods asserts he can handle snakes without danger to himself a feature of the congregational meeting is the holy kiss, in which the brothers and sisters have become apt pupils and give freely. A sticker with an alien emblem on it rests against the rear bumper of an This obscure religious sect is said to have used the cemetery and the immediate vicinity around it, for their bizarre religious practices over 100 years ago. Variant of woman losing husband and daughter in accidents; each night traveling to cemetery to sit on specific stump by daughters grave. Stepp Cemetery. Change). A system error has occurred. and she still haunts the cemetery. I Nephew of deceased one of jailed in earlier incident, allowed by judge to attend funeral. journey that links the spiritual world to the scientific study of UFOs. He A Requiem For Baby Lester The Hauntings of Stepp Cemetery by PARAHOLICS on July 30, 2020 October 19, 2021 What do you get when you mix a forest, UFO sightings, snake handling, a square earth, a cult, ghost-lore, orgies, exorcisms, punks, animal sacrifices, the occult, Bigfoot, resurrections, magic ceremonies, Jesus under an apple tree, and . A free roam tour of Morgan County, Indiana. Some people claim to have seen her walking among Stepp Cemetery is located in the middle of a large forest.