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The story of Sacrifice cliff comes from an old native American legend. Two members of the Crow Tribe arrived in their village from a trip to find that almost everyone there had been infected with smallpox and died. So heartbroken about the loss of their loved ones, the decided to blindfold their horses and ride off the cliff to join the tribe on the other side.
Sacrifice Cliff is visible from almost anywhere in Billings, so it's sad (and a little bit spooky) to think about this story while the cliff is looming over the entire city.
27. NEBRASKA, The poisoned girl at Centennial Hall
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People claim that there are multiple ghosts roaming the halls. But the creepiest story of Centennial Hall originates in the 1940s, when it used to be a high school. The story says that a student was playing her clarinet, suffered a heart attack and died - because her reed was poisoned. Now, people claim to feel cold spots, hear disembodied music and to have witnessed an empty rocking chari start to rock.
28. NEVADA, The truth about Area 51
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There is perhaps no urban legend, myth, conspiracy theory more famous than Nevada's Are 51, a government facility that is rumored to he associated with aliens. The US government officially states that Area 51 is classified, due to national security, which only fuels the fire.
The secrecy surrounding Area 51 is what makes it inherently creepy and with the government admitting to a program investigating UFOs, the theories about what's actually going on inside continue to seem more plausible.
29. NEW HAMPSHIRE, The Witch of Hampton, Goody Cole
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Eunice, 'Goody' Cole was the only woman in New Hampshire history to be tried for witchcraft - multiple times. Her first charge wad in 1656, and she was charged again in 1671. When she died and her body was recovered, the townspeople were rumored to have to staked her through the heart to prevent her from haunting their town.
People continue to blame Goody Cole for the misfortunes of Hampton citizens for the past 300 years. For example, a boat full of Hampton residents overturned and everyone on board drowned, even though they were in swimming distance of shore. People blamed Goody Cole for the crash and for cursing the passengers by having them forget how to swim.
30. NEW JERSEY, The Jersey Devil
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The story of the Jersey Devil has been around since the 1700s. The legend states that a woman named Mother Leeds became pregnant with her 13th child, and said, "Let this one be [a/the] devil" Once the child was born, it grew hooves, wings horns and a tail.
Now, the monster has been spotted periodically throughout history in the Pine Barrens region of New Jersey. The state has embraced the legend so much that they named their hockey team after it.
