Vermont – Black Agnes, Montpelier
“Black Agnes” is the name given to a copper statue in Green Mount Cemetery. It’s a man sitting in repose with his head tilted back, dressed in flowing cloth. Just to clarify, despite the name, “Agnes” is a statue of a man, and if you sit on his inviting lap, some pretty bad stuff is gonna happen to you.
The statue sits atop the grave of a greedy man named John Hubbard. Other oddities recorded at the statue include screams, glowing red eyes, and death within a week after sitting upon it’s lap. The actual name of the statue is Thanatos, which is Greek for “death.”
You missed the boat on New Jersey! THE JERSEY DEVIL is most definitely the official haunting creature of the Garden State. Long before NJ was even a state, the legend of the Jersey Devil began. It was the 13th child of Mrs Leeds, who had no desire for another baby. According to legend, she cursed the baby even before it was born. At its birth, the creature assumed otherworldly dimension and flew up the chimney of the home. Since then, the Devil regularly haunts the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, frightening all it encounters. On the eve of a National tragedy, the Devil is said to appear at many varied places in the state to warn of evils to come (most notably in December 1941, just before Pearl Harbor.)