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Witch Child of Pilot’s Knob

The Witch Child of Pilot's Knob is an urban legend from Kentucky, United States. It tells of a five-year-old girl named Mary Evelyn Ford and her mother, Mary Louise Ford, being burned at the stake in the 1900s for practicing witchcraft in the town of Marion, Kentucky. The story has no basis in fact.

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ExperienceLegend & Cryptid
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About the attraction

What awaits

Legend. A long-standing local legend holds that Witch Child of Pilot’s Knob is haunted. The Haunted Guide carries it as local legend, not as record.

Sources: Wikipedia: Witch Child of Pilot’s Knob.

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Directions & parking

Marion, KY

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Warnings & accessibility

Expect low light, uneven ground and sudden sounds at most haunted attractions. Ask the operator about reduced-sensory options.

Weather & policies

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