Real Haunted House
The Witch’s Grave
Old Mesilla, New Mexico
By Robin Wright
Old Mesilla and the area around it has had a dubious history, even before anyone officially settled there. The city of Las Cruces, the second largest city in New Mexico and a mere 6 miles from the quaint town of Old Mesilla was so named because of an 1830 massacre of a wagon train headed west along the trail known as El Camino Real. When the survivors buried their dead, they put up the requisite markings of crosses. Those following used it as a landmark, calling it “La Placita De Las Cruces”–the place of the crosses. Those who settled along the trail shortened it to Las Cruces. Las Cruces is now a bustling modern metropolitan, but enter Mesilla, New Mexico and you step back two hundred years.
Mesilla still has the thick adobe walled buildings that kept out both heat and dust. This was where Billy the Kid was caught, jailed, and allowed to escape. This is also the home of San Albino’s cemetery, home of the Witch’s Grave.
At the end of Calle De Lupe is the dirt packed ground that composes the cemetery. Tumbleweeds skitter across the graves, but your eyes will be drawn from the beautiful sculptures that serve as tombstones to a 4’x4’ cinderblock and cement tomb decorated with a 2‘ black cross that someone has carved with the number “666.” This, legend says, is the Witch’s tomb. It is the only headstone in the cemetery that has no name inscribed on it. There is no record of who she is or what she had done to get such a fortified grave, but it has been said that when she was buried there, her ghost kept trying to get out from its supposed final resting place. She has spent decades trying to find a crack that will set her free, and those who live near the cemetery have spent just as many years repairing the cracks that do appear.
Local lore claims a girl once slept on the tomb in response to a dare. She walked away alive, but was afterwards afflicted with incurable epilepsy. Further caution to those who feel the need to visit– in case escaping witches and mysterious illnesses aren’t enough, the fine folk who live near the cemetery do not appreciate late night visitors, and strongly discourage entering the cemetery after dark.
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Audrey says: |
January 10, 2007, 2:09 am |
im not going to get all christian on ya’ll here but:
there cant be such things as GHOST’s because every dead person either goes to heaven or hell,
BUT! good ghost are angels, bad ones…wel lets just say there satins minions
juan says: |
January 12, 2007, 8:52 pm |
YOU know WEST SIDE suck my mexican !@#$ you black or white piece of ****
ashley says: |
January 30, 2007, 2:18 pm |
i think that is cool
ashley says: |
January 30, 2007, 2:20 pm |
f**** that is soooo cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Governor of State says: |
February 2, 2007, 11:41 am |
After reviewing the entrys on this site, I am request a log of the URI’s containing racial and vulgar comments and language from the “Real Haunts” web-site master. These entries are to be removed and monitored for future violations and reported to the proper authorities. I’m sure the master owner’s of these addresses would like to be informed of the messages sent out from their URI ddresses. In other words enough is enough. Note to Web-site master – If you continue to allow these types of comments to be made and not monitored appropriatly alternative measures will be taken.
Shareka says: |
February 15, 2007, 11:29 am |
I agree with The Governor of STATE ya’ll are rude and racis. Some of ya’ll have nothing to do everyday but post comments on this website and come back to see if someone responded back to them. This is childish and immature and ya’ll need to get a life. Ya’ll are all weird freaks who say inapproiate things on a ghost story website. So I said once and I’ll say it again. GET A LIFE FREAKS
imp says: |
February 15, 2007, 6:17 pm |
YEAH ! JUST LET THE WITCH OUT , SHE PROBABLY NEEDS SOME FRESH AIR !
syd says: |
March 1, 2007, 11:26 pm |
whats dis got to do with ghost stories?
Barbara says: |
March 11, 2007, 5:15 am |
ican’t beleave what i’am reading.someone from the
governor’s office is just now looking in to this.
Whats up with that ?? this is my first time on
this site,and i don’t think i’am coming back.
what happened to the real haunts people
Look at the dates.
Sparkster the Rocket Knight says: |
March 12, 2007, 2:31 am |
This whole section was paticulary hilarious.
People fighting eachother and random chaos, over the story of a witch in some caskethouse somewhere.
Ha. Ha. Ha.
I say let her out.
zach says: |
March 12, 2007, 1:15 pm |
yeah this is all a lie so u guys are dumb and you guys need to get a live
mindy says: |
March 20, 2007, 10:05 pm |
omg i total saw this witch
veronica says: |
March 30, 2007, 11:49 am |
That was funny but 4 real evey1 just needs 2 read tha stories and talk abou them.And not fite wit eachother how stupid is that.
genesis says: |
July 11, 2007, 8:01 pm |
well be bop u are such a ***** and i dont know what Raise . but u need to go to the muther ******* place u came from. iam from mexico u are the biggets ,b****,****** ******.I LUV MEXICO. an u go jenny u r the best. well u know what be bop+ stupid= biAch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BYE. please feel free to leave a comment.
genesis says: |
July 11, 2007, 8:27 pm |
well west side i dont want to burst ur dam bubble but u need to shut the **** up y ur saying that u r a ***** american ur self dont get started whith me cause i can go to ur state and and beat ur *** up i have people I AM NOT SCARED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am an AMERICAN/MEXICAN which = LATINA …
genesis friend says: |
July 11, 2007, 8:31 pm |
u go genesis thats my friend by the way she is so hot i am her guy friend!!!
July 11, 2007, 8:44 pm |
~west side~ well youmuther ****** if you are white you are a white cracker….. no affence my other friends just 4 west side. genesis here but u neeeed 2 shut up okay becouse if thier were NO I MEAN NO MEXICANS IN THE USA. i bet u that u will be working like a muther ****** in the streets to get money.15 million things that describe west side…. pervert, hoe ,*****, muther ******,stupid, *** hoe ,gay,**** (only if u r a girl) poor,dumb……..HA HA HA HA HA!!!!
Chu Chu says: |
July 19, 2007, 11:11 pm |
First of all, I would love to see this… Bet its crazy.. But you people who talk about mexicans and new mexicans… need to get a life seriously… Dont be so white… Mexicans and New mexicans are all spanish people and are all equal to every single one of you dumb beeshes…So therefore, if you don’t like it… bring it ey… peace love and harmony … are the greatest when you smoke…
luvn life says: |
July 26, 2007, 2:20 pm |
I lived in Silver City, New Mexico and that hopital that your talking about is haunted we use to go there late and nite and get spooked the hell out it was sweet. As for the church Im surprised I never heard of it. If any one knows more less where I would love to go check it out.
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vj says:
January 9, 2007, 10:04 pm
Janette can you tell me if you find out were the church is cause im catholic and i like to do paranormal stuff and i want to see that church plz if you find out tell me.:)