Lone Grave of the Alleghenies - Blair County, PA
N 40° 26.360 W 078° 31.345
17T E 710134 N 4479468
A man found hanging was buried, then moved to this spot when the road was re-routed.
Waymark Code: WM15BPH
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2021
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April 27, 2018
Unsolved Mystery: The Muleshoe Curve Suicide Grave
The original PRR culvert at Muleshoe Curve
This would be the grave of a man whose name has never been ascertained, a suicide victim who, in July of 1905, was found hanging from a tree by a liquor dealer named John Becker. Becker ran to tell John F. Goldy, proprietor of the nearby Fountain Inn, and the two men then notified the authorities.
After Becker and Goldy had notified the authorities, they returned to where the body was hanging. They discovered the dead man's coat lying nearby and wallet containing $25.90, but found no clue that could help identify him. Soon the deputy coroner, H.W. McCartney, arrived, accompanied by undertaker C. Liebegott, Mr. Bridenbaugh of the county almshouse, and a handful of curiosity seekers from Duncansville and Gallitzin. They scoured the woods for clues, but came up empty-handed. Because the body of the victim, who was hanging from a tree by a belt, was so badly decomposed, it was impossible to tell what his face had looked like in life.
Undertaker Liebegott's two sons, Luther and George, were assigned the task of burying the body, along with Samuel Keller, who was employed as the caretaker of that particular stretch of highway, which was known as the Pittsburgh-Philadelphia Turnpike at the time. The body was buried about 150 yards from where it had been found, just beyond the shoulder of the road.
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