July 17, 2011
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Riverside Memorial Cemetery was Aberdeen, South Dakota's first cemetery. Built in the 1880's, it houses prominent Aberdonian families as well as others, such as those hung before City Hall. As of November 6, 1909, Emil Victor was the last to be hung for the murder of three people.
Many have seen apparitions appear spontaneously throughout the cemetery and there have been reports of strange sounds. One witness said as they left the cemetery late at night they could hear what sounded to them as the grinding of a tomb cover either shuffling into place or out of place.
The area is also rich with Native American spirituality and some say that you can see spirits peeking out at you from behind trees and large monuments.
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