History & local legend
Crow Rock in Crabapple Hollow, Greene County, commemorates an attack on four sisters on May 1, 1791. Christina Crow escaped; Elizabeth, Susanna and Katherine died. Their names on the rock connect later reports of screams and hoofbeats to the place where the family’s tragedy is remembered.
A West Greene school-bus driver said she often parked near the monument and once heard someone approach from behind the bus and scream. Other visitors reported the sound of horses without seeing an animal.
In October 2019, a GreeneScene reporter accompanied paranormal investigators to the boulder. An investigator pointed out a tree where he said his brother’s ponytail had risen into the air. Later, while the reporter and group stood by the memorial, a flashlight left at the rock repeatedly switched on.
Sources
- Visit Greene County, haunted tour, Site 8, the bus driver’s account and present monument coordinates
- GreeneScene Magazine, Investigating Crow Rock, October 2019, eyewitness reporting and interviews, preserved on reporter’s portfolio
- Samuel P. Bates, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania (1888), Richhill Township, historical account of the sisters and the date
- Visit Greene County, site photographs, local traditions and historic memorial
- Visit Greene County, Haunted in Greene, relocation of the rock and public access
