BONE HILL LEVASY
Malena
Slagle
ElA 2
Mr. Smothers
~Legend~
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Legend of Bone Hill
The legend of bone hill took place in Levasy Missouri. This story was during the Civil war. The slaves had to build a stone fence so farmers could bury their gold and sell it when someone wanted to buy some. The farming family moved away and told their neighbors they would be back in seven years but were never seen again. There was a special light that puffed up like a glow by the Stone Wall that got the neighbors attention. It appeared every seven years. People think it’s the ghost of the farmer trying to claim the buried fortune. The neighbors noticed every time the light was on, off or just flicked. So they called it the ‘’seven year glimmer’’.
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How is culture infulenced by its legends, folklore, and myths? Some cultures base their legends and myths on true events that they think happened.
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How do stories that endure show what American culture values?
-Stories show how much necessaties homeless people dont have. In this story they had no cloths, bleeding feet and starving.
4 Annotated Bibliographies
1) A biography about Robert Wynn. The ghost town seeker for bone hill Levasy has a E.I in Kansas City. This isn’t the only thing he does. Robert has side activities such as Writing, oil, paintings, exploring and photography. His wife passed away in 2010 but now married to a different woman. Robert thought work experience is more important then degrees. This is to give you information so you know the background of Levasy. Robert is different then others. Do you think the way he does?
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Wynn, Robert H. "Robert Howard Wynn." Ghost Town Seekers. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.
2) What does bone hill look like and what legends are there? Bone hill is a mile and a half south, the cemetery has two parts. Related to the Civil War, there are many incidents that happened here that have stories along with it. Some have multiple stories that go along with one. Check it out to see the unmarked graves towards the back in the timber.
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Wynn, Bob. "In MEMORY of Dorothy Belle Wynn!" . N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.
3) Indians would drive the buffalos to a hell and slaughter them. There were left over bones to bleach in the sun. The Indians didn’t have to have a reason to do it because this was in the Civil War time. The bodies would lay there an it would get smaller and smaller from all the flies and animals eating it. If you ever feel like being grossed out this is the perfect one for you.
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"The Legend of Bone Hill." . N.p., 2012. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.
4) Legend of bone hill is a slaughter legend that happened in the slavery time. It started with buried pot of gold to missing people. The farmers sold the gold to get money then move away. They told their neighbors they would be back in 7 years but never were seen. Their neighbors noticed this light that flicked every seven years. The seven years the farmers said they would be back but never was. This story is haunted and will give you the chills.
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Wynn, Bob. "Missouri Legends the Legend of Bone Hill." . N.p., 2003. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.
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