History & local legend
The ponds beside Anthony Highway, Route 997, in the Pond Bank area of Franklin County are associated with a grieving figure known as the White Lady. The county visitors bureau tells of a mother and child who died in one of the ponds. Another version, recorded by local historian Dusty Fleischman, centers on the mother searching for her drowned baby.
People describe the woman walking along the water or crying near the shore. The story also extends to the road: drivers may encounter her ahead of their vehicles, and some truckers have reportedly found her riding in the back of a truck.
The roadside appearances are associated with the Pond Bank stretch of Route 997.
