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Delaware County, Pennsylvania · Outdoors

Indian Rock Park

The Lantern Girl at Indian Rock Park

Aerial view of the wooded slopes and creek in Indian Rock Park beyond the Springfield neighborhood.
Aerial view

History & local legend

Indian Rock Park in Springfield, Delaware County, has a story about a girl walking through the woods with a lantern. In the older version, teenagers brought a light for a night out in the park, and one of the girls died there. Her figure was then said to continue carrying the lantern among the trees.

A group describing a visit in January 2009 reported something different. Deer first ran toward them. About five minutes later, near old bicycle ramps, they saw a girl coming up from the creek. They estimated her age at sixteen and remembered jeans and a denim jacket.

Sources

  1. StrangeUSA, Indian Rock Park, traditional lantern story and January 2009 witness account
  2. Delaware County, Greenway Plan for the Darby Creek Watershed, Springfield park and creek access from Butler Road
  3. Good for PA, Springfield Township park location
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Visiting

Township park with a playground and paths to Darby Creek.

Image credit

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and NV5 Geospatial, Cycle 2 orthophotography, via Penn State PASDA · License