Alfonzo's Grave

Iroquois County, IL Hauntings and Urban Legends
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"Alfonzo's" Grave
Woodland's glowing grave.
Beaver Cemetery
North of Iroquois. Very evil looking.
Blue Ridge Cemetery
South of Sheldon. Secluded location, nice pictures.
Crescent City Bridge
Eerie encounters, a few pictures.
Haunted Gates
North of Crescent City. "Opening and closing" gates.
Iroquois Trestle
Site of supposed derailment. Good stories, a few pictures.
Lantern's Lane
South of Woodland. Mostly just local legend, I think.
Mary Roff
The home and gravesite of the possessed girl featured in the book Watseka.
Old Texas Cemetery
Interesting epitaphs, a few pictures.

"Alfonzo's" Grave
The Story: "Alfonzo's Grave" is located in a cemetery East of Woodland. As far as I know, no one named "Alfonzo" is buried there.
The grave is simply a tombstone that glows in your headlights as your car climbs up a nearby hill. I believe it is the material of the stone coupled with the angle of the headlights which produces this effect.
The other graves are not visible from the hill, and the stone is shaped in such a way that in the darkness, it looks like the glowing figure of a man.
Directions:

From Sheldon, take Route 24 West to Route 1 South.
Turn right (west), .7 miles towards Legion Park.
Take County Road 2200E 1.7 miles South (left turn).
Turn left (east) on County Road 1550N. Drive .8 miles.
Take the first right turn (south) on County Road 2290E.

After about .1 miles, you will see a house off to the left once you turn onto 2290E, and a small hill in the road. Drive slowly up this small hill, and look forward and to the right. As you pass the crest of the hill, you will notice the grave's reflection in your headlights come into view.