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Ancient mounds at night with faint shadowy figures visible

Cahokia Mounds Illinois Ghost Stories

by Elizabeth Fabowale

March 31, 2026

American Ghost Stories·American Regional Hauntings

Long before modern cities rose across the American Midwest, the land near present-day Illinois was home to one of the most advanced pre-Columbian settlements in North America. Today, the remains of that civilization can still be seen at Cahokia Mounds, where massive earthen structures rise from the ground in quiet formation. By day, the site is a place of history

Multiple historic wooden buildings lining a dusty Tombstone street at dusk with faint shadowy figures

American Ghost Stories·American Regional Hauntings

Tombstone Arizona Ghost Sightings

Tombstone Arizona is a town where history seems to cling to every boardwalk, every wooden storefront, and every lantern-lit corner. The streets are narrow and winding, lined with structures that date back to the height of the mining boom. Visitors who stroll through the town during the day can feel

Parchment-style artwork of the Sun and Moon facing each other in the sky, Cherokee folktale scene.

The Sun and the Moon Are Man and Wife: Cherokee Folktale (United States)

In the ancient days, before the world found its rhythm of day and night, the Sun and the Moon lived together on

Parchment-style illustration of Rip Van Winkle waking on a Catskill Mountains slope, American folktale.

Rip Van Winkle, The Man Who Slept for Twenty Years: American Folktale of Time and Change

At the foot of the misty Catskill Mountains in colonial New York, there once lived a good-natured man named Rip Van Winkle.

Parchment-style illustration of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox in snowy woods, American folktale.

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Strength, Teamwork, and the Power of Legend

Long ago, in the rugged northern forests of America, where towering pines whispered to the wind and the snow stretched farther than

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