The tunnel dead
Sources attach this name to the 2 places below. The name itself is part of the folklore record.
The dead are said to be seen near the tunnel entrance. The accounts name only a collective — the tunnel dead. Hawks Nest Tunnel site in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia carries the report the way old places do — as part of its identity. Sources including 'Hawks Nest Tunnel disaster' keep the claim in circulation. The name travels further than the proof; the sightings keep renewing the lease.
The workers are reportedly seen. The presences go by the tunnel dead in the file. The site in Tunnel Hill, Illinois gives the account a documented setting: real place, real history, unresolved reports. Sources including 'Tunnel Hill' keep the claim in circulation. Named presences persist where anonymous reports fade — the file's name here is The tunnel dead.