The Eastland dead
Sources attach this name to the 2 places below. The name itself is part of the folklore record.
The dead are reportedly seen. The accounts name only a collective — the Eastland dead. Eastland site in Chicago, Illinois carries the report the way old places do — as part of its identity. Sources including 'SS Eastland site' keep the claim in circulation. The file keeps The Eastland dead on the roster; the sightings keep the name alive.
The dead are said to cry from the river. The accounts name only a collective — the Eastland dead. Crews leave marks on vessels long after they muster out, and SS Eastland disaster site in Chicago, Illinois had crews enough. Named presences persist where anonymous reports fade — the file's name here is The Eastland dead.