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Elk County
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OutdoorsDents Run
The treasure legend at Dents Run in Elk County begins with a supposed Civil War shipment of Union gold. In one version, soldiers transporting 26 gold…
Earlyville Cemetery
Earlyville Cemetery stands on a hill beside Route 948 in Elk County, above a former mining settlement. Dr. Charles R. Early laid out the village in…
Oakmont Cemetery
Oakmont Cemetery in Ridgway, Elk County, has a local tradition of spirits walking its grounds around three in the morning. One visitor's account,…
St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
At St. Marys Catholic Cemetery in Elk County, Father Cooney’s gravestone became the focus of a childhood ghost story. Young visitors expected an…