In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa has special guest host Amber delight us with the lore of the Yazoo City Witch of Yazoo City, Mississippi.

Amber begins with a little background of Yazoo City, Mississippi; then lets us know the story of the town--that in 1884, there was an alleged woman that was found to have killed some men and the men were found in her shack down in the swamps of the Yazoo River. Then allegedly the women was buried in the town cemetery and her grave had iron chains around it.

Amber outlines the folklore, and then the real fire of 1904 which engulfed the whole town--this fire that was allegedly prophesied by this story of the woman with the iron chained grave.

Now this grave of the woman or the alleged "Witch" exists today in Yazoo City, and in fact, is a tourist attraction.

Listen to hear full details.

References for this Episode:

Biloxi Daily Herald. (1904, May 26). The most disastrous fire in the history of Mississippi occurred today at Yazoo City… Newspaper Archive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazoo_City%2C_Mississippi

City of Yazoo City. (n.d.). The history of Yazoo City. City of Yazoo City. https://cityofyazoocity.org/visit-yazoo-city/the-history-of-yazoo/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Charlie Wingard. (n.d.). First Presbyterian Church and the 1904 Yazoo City fire. https://charliewingard.com/first-presbyterian-church-and-the-1904-yazoo-city-fire/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Ep 27 – The Witch, the Grave, the Fire, and the Chain. (2021, September 21). Haunted Hospitality. https://hauntedhospitality.wordpress.com/2021/09/21/ep-27-the-witch-the-grave-the-fire-and-the-chain-the-witch-of-yazoo/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Fishermen, Fear, and Fire: The Legend of the Witch of Yazoo City. (2023, July 21). Medium. https://medium.com/%40reeseohr/fishermen-fear-and-fire-the-legend-of-the-witch-of-yazoo-city-ed2d15c133fd?utm_source=chatgpt.com

May 25, 1904: The Revenge of the Witch of Yazoo. (2020, May 25). Random Times. https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/mississippi/witch-of-yazoo-legend-ms?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Southern Mysteries Podcast. (2024, September 9). Episode 151: The mystery of the Witch of Yazoo City. Southern Mysteries. https://southernmysteries.com/2024/09/09/witchofyazoocity/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

The Witch of Yazoo. (2022, August 11). Mississippi Folklore. https://msfolklore.wordpress.com/2022/08/11/the-witch-of-yazoo/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

The Witch of Yazoo. (n.d.). Paranormal Mississippi Case Files. https://libguides.hindscc.edu/paranormalms/witch_of_yazoo?utm_source=chatgpt.com

The Witch of Yazoo City Is a Mississippi Legend. (2022, December 16). Only In Your State. https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/mississippi/witch-of-yazoo-legend-ms?utm_source=chatgpt.com

The Witch of Yazoo City’s Curse and Legend in Mississippi. (n.d.). Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/MississippiMemories/posts/the-witch-of-yazoo-is-said-to-have-put-a-curse-on-the-town-of-yazoo-city-as-she-/1130111779155316/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

The Witch of Yazoo. (n.d.). Visit Yazoo County, Mississippi. https://visityazoo.org/witch-of-yazoo/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Yazoo City, Mississippi. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazoo_City%2C_Mississippi?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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