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locomusic01
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Speaking of cemeteries, I don't know if this is a common thing, but I thought it was super weird. On 5/31/85, the Niles, Atlantic and Beaver Falls tornadoes each struck cemeteries (two of them in Beaver Falls' case) and did significant damage. In every case, there were rumors afterward - sometimes persisting to this day - that the tornado dug up graves and scattered the bodies around. That obviously didn't happen, but it's bizarre and fascinating that the same rumor developed around all four cemeteries.Apart from what Parkersburg did in downtown, the damage near New Hartford is definitely eye-catching
This is the Oak Hill Cemetery in New Hartford
Nearly 100% tombs were toppled, some tombs were actually dug out and missing, a large stone pagoda was toppled.
Incidentally, I can't recall if I mentioned this before but one of the cemeteries struck by the Beaver Falls tornado (near Evans City) is the graveyard featured in the original Night of the Living Dead. It got pretty much destroyed. Apparently one of the headstones was later found embedded into the trunk of a large tree near the perimeter of the cemetery.