For our first episode, we are diving into the story of the Cline Avenue ghost. This legend originates from our hometown of Hammond, Indiana in Lake county. This is a ghost or legend that is going to sound familiar to many Hammond and Northwest Indiana residents.
Source Materials:
Baker, Ronald L. Hoosier Folk Legends. Indiana University Press, 1982.
Indiana University Folklore Archives, 1999. Various sources.
Marimen, Mark, et al. Weird Indiana: Your Travel Guide to Indiana's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets. Sterling Pub., 2012. P.166-167.
Schlosser, S. E. “The Story of Sophia: Something Very Bad Happened in Hammond.”
Nwitimes.com, 26 Oct. 2012,
www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/the-story-of-sophia-something-very-bad-happened-in-hammond/article_f2039caa-c29e-5a5a-83e1-e9fd37c7a770.html