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Founded in 1822 and reaching over one hundred acres of land, Maple Hill Cemetery is the oldest and largest cemetery in Alabama. Within the cemetery limits, tucked away in a peaceful cove surrounded by a rock cliff on three sides and picturesque paths leading through the woods, is the Dead Children’s Playground. Admittedly beautiful during the day, when dusk falls, the atmosphere changes into something quite sinister.

Some say that the spirits of the dead children come to the playground to play. Another legend has it that Huntsville suffered a rash of child abductions in the 1960’s, and sadly, the bodies of the children were found in the area of the playground. Since that time, there have been reports of swings moving on their own, children calling out, giggling, and when photos are taken, orbs of light believed to be the spirits of the children are captured. Much of this phenomenon occurs between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m., far too late for any live child to be out playing.

The most eerie of reports is the common occurrence of swings moving rhythmically and in sync by themselves, even when the swings have just been brought to a complete stop. Some have seen dust from the sand that covers the area rise as if someone had jumped off a swing. Others who have taken photographs see circles of light show up on their photos, some of which are the same height as a child.

In fall of 2007, the City of Huntsville tried to take the playground over in order to further increase the area of the cemetery for graves and tombs. This was done literally overnight, one morning the playground was there and the next day all of the equipment was torn away and the area destroyed. The public outcry that resulted caused the City to pull the work order for the cemetery and new playground equipment was installed. This disturbance has not stopped the mysterious occurrences at the playground, however.

In January of 2008, The Alabama Paranormal Society investigated the area known locally as DCP. One of the investigators heard a voice of either a woman or female child. She quickly snapped a photo of the area and when it was developed, a misty figure of a woman can be made out. Many of the photos taken that night are littered with orbs.

Thanks to the citizens of Huntsville Alabama, children, dead and alive, will still have a place to play in Maple Hill Cemetery.

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Chris says:

October 13, 2009, 7:59 pm

My friends and I just heard about this place today and plan on going real soon. Which statue cries blood?

Kathy says:

October 14, 2009, 3:52 pm

Its a huge angel.basically the only one there and it has only babies or small children buried around her. Ive never witnessed her crying blood tho. Others have though

Paranormal Investigator in Alabama says:

October 19, 2009, 11:54 am

After reading this article I need to make clear that the group that was mentioned is not a legit Paranormal group in Alabama with known to do things that have gotten them such a bad rap..,I would like to make somethings clear about Maple Hill and Childrens Cemetery, You can not do investigations there at night! They do not allow it and if they catch you they will arrest you for tresspassing,on that note you can do an investigation with permission from Maple Hill and can only do it during the day. However being there during the day theres too much noise that takes affect on the Childrens Playground,however did get some interesting things back on the cemetery. This past weekend we were up there during the cememtery stroll and learned some much needed history of the place and the hauntings that seem to go on. I so suggest that people do their homework before going over there and doing it by law..I also suggest that people need to check for legit groups and history before going to this place.

JustinH says:

October 21, 2009, 3:22 am

I grew up in Huntsville and spent, probably, waaay too much time at DCP. I’ve seen orbs in pics taken on camera phones, as well as swings moving, and I’ve heard giggling. The most awesome thing about DCP is that the playground is in a big sink hole; you kind of have to walk down into it. But no matter how dark it is outside, no moon, no stars, no kind of light at all… the playground is always bright as ****. Bright enough to make out peoples expressions on their face without any kind of flashlight. Theres a trail behind DCP that goes up on top of a cliff… it’s pretty cool. But about a year ago the city took all the old playground equipment away and putt all new **** in. I’ts not scary or creepy at all anymore. The old playground equipment had all kinds of creepy **** spray painted on it… it added to the effect. Peace kids. and e-mail me if you have ?’s

Ashley says:

October 21, 2009, 2:47 pm

Me and a group of friends went 2 years ago and we couldn’t find anyway to get into the playground. Can someone tell me how to get into it?

Veronica says:

October 24, 2009, 12:43 am

….I wanna check that out with my camera. Sounds interesting.

HoldenK says:

October 25, 2009, 2:48 am

Im thinking about going anything anybody needs to tell me…like what to bring/look for

Colby says:

October 25, 2009, 8:11 pm

I have lived in Huntsville my entire life, been there numerous times, and never ran into anything abnormal. All bullshit.

Brittany says:

October 30, 2009, 2:06 pm

Ok so I have live near Dead Childrens Playground all my life. I have been up there several times with different people each time not once have I ever seen anything like everyone is saying, I have heard every tale you can think of bout this place and never been able to prove that it is true. I mean it is gonna be spooky because its a playground right next to the cemetary. but theres no children or any other figures there. I believed it at one point but never saw anything and all the people i went with never saw anything either

amanda williams says:

November 12, 2009, 6:43 pm

i have been to the playground many times.i have seen alot of strange things happen there.and have many pics to prove it.i dont live far from there so i go all the time. it is quite spooky but very interesting if u know the history of the cemetary.

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