Did You Know That There Is A Playground For Deceased Children So That They Can Enjoy The Afterlife?

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Maple Hill Cemetery, located in Huntsville Alabama has a secret playground for those who know where to find it.Officially named 'Drost Park,' it's better known by its local label, The Dead Children's Playground.

Founded in 1822 and reaching over one hundred acres of land, Maple Hill Cemetery is the oldest and largest cemetery in Alabama. Within the cemetery limits, tucked away in a peaceful cove surrounded by a rock cliff on three sides and picturesque paths leading through the woods, is the Dead Children's Playground. Admittedly beautiful during the day, when dusk falls, the atmosphere changes into something quite sinister.

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Some say that the spirits of the dead children come to the playground to play.

Another legend has it that Huntsville suffered a rash of child abductions in the 1960's, and the bodies of the children were found in the area of the playground. Since that time, there have been reports of swings moving on their own, children calling out, giggling, and when photos are taken, orbs of light believed to be the spirits of the children are captured. Much of this phenomenon occurs between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m., far too late for any live child to be out playing.

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To the right of the playground is a large open area. Some of them believe that a serial child murderer terrorized the town in the 40s and dumped the bodies of his victims in this area. There are also several graves of children buried right across the road at the edge of the cemetery.

There are trails leading to old mine shafts through the trees. Some say that the killer lived in one of them.

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In fall of 2007, the City of Huntsville tried to take the playground over in order to further increase the area of the cemetery for graves and tombs. This was done literally overnight, one morning the playground was there and the next day all of the equipment was torn away and the area destroyed. The public outcry that resulted caused the City to pull the work order for the cemetery and new playground equipment was installed. This disturbance has not stopped the mysterious occurrences at the playground, however.

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In most of the reports it is stated that the common occurrence of swings moving rhythmically and in sync by themselves, even when the swings have just been brought to a complete stop. Some have seen dust from the sand that covers the area rise as if someone had jumped off a swing. Others who have taken photographs see circles of light show up on their photos, some of which are the same height as a child.

An eye witness stated;

"I have never seen any ghosts myself, I have heard many reports of swings moving on their own and bright lights drifting through the darkness. I recently went to the playground with my family during the day to explore the playground and it is odd that the swings are always moving at this playground. I can't say for sure that they aren't being moved by the wind or that there isn't some natural force at work, but a video I took shows the swings moving as my children play in the distance. We didn't touch the swings that day because there were very large puddles beneath them, yet they still seemed to move."