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Logansport's Mount Hope Cemetery houses legends from beyond the grave

Whether it's fact or fiction is still uncertain, but the historic Mount Hope Cemetery located at 1800 Grant Street in Logansport, is not only the third largest cemetery in Indiana, it's also rumored to be haunted. Mount Hope was first opened in 1854, later merging with the older Ninth Street Cemetery that was established in 1828. 

 

 

Those buried at Mount Hope come from all walks of life and include many notorious residents from the area, including local war heroes. Among its hilly landscapes, historic mausoleums and statues, including the Cass County Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Mount Hope Cemetery the cemetery is also famous for its spooky tales beyond the grave. Over the years, stories about the hauntings have been passed down and mentioned in  local media including the Pharos Tribune, but nothing solid can be confirmed. From eerie phantom sounds, like galloping horses, to a whistle that echoes your own, its even been rumored the cemetery is home to a mausoleum with the cryptic inscription, "knock three times and they shall come." The mausoleum was not found when WROI GIANT fm explored the grounds, however. 

 

Covering 200 acres Mount Hope Cemetery is owned by the City of Logansport and employs four full-time groundskeepers. The final resting place for over 81,000 people is as old as it is beautiful, making it not your typical 'old and spooky graveyard.' Whether or not you see ghosts while visiting is uncertain, but a walk through the centuries of history at Mount Hope Cemetery is something that you'll always remember. 

 

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