The Ghost of La Irona

In the early 1900s, Mexicans immigrated to the United States to work in factories. They took with them their clothing, food and precious family heirlooms including stories of myths and ghosts. These tales eventually took hold in Indiana and merged with other local legends. And one specific area became home to a familiar figure in Mexican lore. La Irona is described as short and thin with dark skin, sometimes with long pointed fingernails. Witnesses have reported hearing howling whales coming from the woman in white gesturing wildly as she grieves over the loss of her children.