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Folklore: Colonel Bucks Tombstone

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Blog header Folklore Text: Folklore Image: a creepy scarecrow in a field
Blog header Folklore Text: Folklore Image: a creepy scarecrow in a field

She left her mark

Today I want to talk to you about Colonel Buck’s tombstone.

Or to be more specific the reoccurring stain that often appears on the tombstone.

The stone stands in Bucksport, Maine, and belongs to the former Justice of the Peace Colonel Jonathan Buck. Colonel Buck was one of the towns founders.

The story around the mysterious stain is that Colonel Buck tried and convicted a woman of witch craft and had her executed, some versions of the story say he was hung, others say she was burned, but in all variations of the story she curses him as she dies.

The witch cursed his resting place to be marked by her forever.

Which is an odd curse when you think about it, as it doesn’t really negatively affect Colonel Buck, but it does ensure that his actions against her are remembered and maybe that’s what mattered most to her. Personally, if I had the ability to curse someone who murdered me, I’d be crueller about it.

Regardless of my thoughts, 75 years after the monument was erected to honour Colonel Buck a leg shaped stain appeared and despite repeated attempts to remove it, it always comes back.

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  1. Andrew McDowell Avatar
    Andrew McDowell

    I remember hearing about this on an episode of the original Haunted History series. The episode discussed different versions of the story but said the most common was that the accused woman was Buck’s mistress and that he’d had her condemned so that his reputation wouldn’t be tarnished by adultery. That version said she cursed him before being hung, saying she’d dance on his grave.

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    1. Katie Marie Avatar
      Katie Marie

      Stories like this are always interesting

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