Haunted Gates

Iroquois County, IL Hauntings and Urban Legends
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Index

"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.

Haunted Gates
The Story: "The Gates" are located north of Crescent City. You drive past the cemetery, and note the position of the gates. A small shed/garage lies slightly East of the cemetery on the North side of the road, and you pull in to its driveway with your headlights on the building. Flick the car's headlights three times, then drive back past the cemetery. The gates are supposed to change positions (from open to closed, and vice versa).
This does not work.
Directions:

Starting from Crescent City, take Route 49 North for 2.0 miles.
Turn right (East) on County Road 2000N for .7 miles.
The cemetery is on either side of the road, the shed is a few hundred feet to the East of the cemetery, on the North side of the road.