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Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum

Woodland Cemetery in Dayton Ohio is nothing if not picturesque. The cemetery doubles as an arboretum. Its beautiful variety of trees shades its meandering paths and surrounds the peaceful waters of Goose Lake. Over the years, however, visitors say something mysterious lurks under the shade of those trees. The forlorn figure of a lone woman has been seen several times, always dressed the same. Unlike most “women in white” who haunt cemeteries, this ghost is said to be wearing a red shirt, jeans, and sneakers, with a blue sweater tied around her waist. Another oft-reported ghost is that of a young boy and his dog. The boy drowned in a canal and his dog perished trying to rescue him. Today, hundreds of visitors leave trinkets at their memorial. Mournful sobs have also been known to follow people around the cemetery.

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