Mary Rogers was an unofficial local celebrity known for enchanting men with her smile while she sold them cigars.

Not-so-subtly referred to as the “beautiful cigar girl” around town, men would visit her place of work just to share a passing glance with her.

One day, she left to visit family.

Three days later, she was dead in the Hudson River.

Her devastating beauty was woven into stories and poems from famous writers—but no one knows what truly happened to this young beauty.

Her story remains a mystery to this day.

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