Iowa Urban Legends

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Don't believe in ghosts, hauntings, or curses? These 10 creepy urban legends in Iowa might change your mind about that. Be prepared to sleep with the light on tonight...

 Be prepared to sleep with the light on tonight

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The Devil's Chair

The Devil's Chair in Guthrie Center, Iowa is a cement-cast chair located in Union Cemetery. It is strangely situated between two unmarked graves. Local legend claims that bad luck, even death, will follow anyone who sits in it.

 Local legend claims that bad luck, even death, will follow anyone who sits in it

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Black Angel of Council Bluffs

At Fairview Cemetery in Council Bluffs, there is a black angel statue. She is said to follow people with her eyes and "bless" whoever touches her with sickness. It is also said that she flies away at night.

 It is also said that she flies away at night

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Stony Hollow Cliff in Burlington

There is a story that a young woman named Lucinda committed suicide by jumping off this cliff after suffering a heartbreak. Legend says that if you climb to the top of the cliff at night and say her name three times, she will appear. If she drops a rose at your feet, you will die the next day.

 If she drops a rose at your feet, you will die the next day

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