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Documented legends in Indiana

Indiana keeps 18 documented legends — stories that trace to a published or recorded telling, the shelf where folklore earned a citation. What is verified is the telling: the book, the article, the record that carried the story into print. What the story claims is filed as reported, not endorsed.

18 dossiers3 counties covered83% open to visitorsHannah House — deepest file

Also filed documented legend:Hawaii76 Louisiana65 Arizona60 Texas58 Virginia55 Michigan52 Illinois50 New York49

Other Indiana shelves:local folklore18 anecdotal reports10 investigation claims4

Hannah House

Indianapolis, Indiana

1858 mansion with an Underground Railroad tragedy legend.

3 claims · 1 legend→

High confidence

Willard Library

Evansville, Indiana

Library associated with documented cultural history.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Railroad Bridge

Avon Haunted Bridge

Railroad bridge associated with documented cultural history.

2 claims · 2 legends→

French Lick and West Baden

French Lick, Indiana

The Pluto Water resorts—the dome that was the eighth wonder.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Indiana Medical History Museum

Indianapolis, Indiana

The 1896 pathology building—where the dead taught the living.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Tippecanoe Battlefield

Battle Ground, Indiana

November 7, 1811—the battle that made Harrison president.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Lanier Mansion

Madison, Indiana

The 1844 Greek Revival on the Ohio—Madison’s finest.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Crown Hill Cemetery

Indianapolis, Indiana

The 1863 cemetery where presidents and Dillinger lie.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Rose Island

Charlestown, Indiana

The 1920s amusement park the river swallowed—ruins in the forest.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Story Inn

The 1851 inn in the ghost town—the "Blue Lady" still checks in.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Diana of the Dunes grave

Chesterton, Indiana

The hermit of the dunes—Alice Gray, 1920s.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Levi Coffin House

Fountain City, Indiana

The "Grand Central Station" of the Underground Railroad—2,000 freed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Benjamin Harrison Home

Indianapolis, Indiana

The 1875 president’s house on Delaware Street.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Conner Prairie

Fishers, Indiana

The 1836 prairie town where history is lived—and the ghosts come out at night.

2 claims · 1 legend→

USS Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

July 30, 1945—the sinking that fed the sharks.

2 claims · 1 legend→

100 Steps Cemetery

Cloverland, Indiana

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Beast of Busco site

Churubusco, Indiana

Oscar Fulk’s pond—the giant snapping turtle that launched a festival.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Finch Cemetery

Portland, Indiana

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Full Indiana record → state index· Every documented legend filing → evidence shelf

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive