klasyki: Bell Witch

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The Bell Witch or Bell Witch Haunting is a legend from Southern United States folklore, centered on the 19th-century Bell family of northwest Robertson County, Tennessee. Farmer John Bell Sr. resided with his family along the Red River in an area currently near the town of Adams. According to legend, from 1817 to 1821, his family and the local area came under attack by a mostly invisible entity that was able to speak, affect the physical environment, and shapeshift. Some accounts record the spirit also to have been clairvoyant and capable of crossing long distances with superhuman speed (or of being in more than one place at a time). In 1894, newspaper editor Martin V. Ingram published his…

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La Llorona (Latin American Spanish: [la ʝoˈɾona]; 'the Crying Woman, the Weeping Woman, the Wailer') is a vengeful ghost in Hispanic American folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children she drowned in the river. Whoever hears her crying is said to either suffer misfortune, death, or become extremely unsuccessful in life. The lore of La Llorona is well known in Mexico and the southwestern United States. Her legend is traditionally told throughout Mexico, Central America and northern South America. La Llorona is sometimes conflated with La Malinche, the Nahua woman who served as Hernán Cortés's interpreter and also bore his son. La Malinche is considered both the m…

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The Bell Witch of Tennessee and Mississippi: A Folk Legend

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Surficial geologic map of the Northwest Memphis quadrangle, Shelby County, Tennessee, and Crittenden County, Arkansas

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An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey in Shelby County, Tennessee, Northwest Memphis Quadrangle

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Low-flow hydrology of the Sulphur Fork Red River basin, Robertson County, north-central Tennessee

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A Comparative Assessment of Robertson County, Tennessee. Merchant Community Analysis utilized a peer comparative approach in conducting an analysis of current population, labor market, industrial, and economic conditions of Robertson County, Tennessee. The following are the key items examined across the set of designated peer communities, resulting in the stated outcomes from this assessment: Population Growth: Rapid population growth of is likely a great driving force in the local economy, but it brings added challenges, such as increased infrastructure needs. Population Demographics: The growing abundance of children in the community will likely induce the need for continued added funding…

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Folklore of the United States encompasses the myths, legends, tall tales, oral traditions, music, customs, and cultural expressions that have developed within the United States over centuries. It reflects the diverse origins of the nation's people, drawing from Native American traditions, European settler narratives, African American storytelling, and the folklore of immigrant communities from Asia, Latin America, and elsewhere. American folklore includes iconic figures such as Paul Bunyan and Johnny Appleseed, regional creatures like Bigfoot and the Jersey Devil; and urban legends that persist into the digital age. It also incorporates folk music, superstitions, ghost stories, and festival…