Black Aggie Mystery

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Located in Druid Ridge Cemetery in Pikesville Maryland is a statue with a presumably haunted past. Known as the Black Aggie the statue formerly sat on the grave of General Felix Angus and was installed there in 1926. It was reportedly an unauthorized replica of a statue created by Augustus St. Gaudens that was popularized by the name “Grief” and was located at Adam’s Memorial in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington D.C.. The supposedly unauthorized “replica” was created by Edward L.A. Pausch.

Aggie has numerous Urban Legends surrounding it. It was said that some one spending the night in it’s lap would be haunted by the ghosts of those that were buried there. Legend also has it that the spirits of those buried at Druid Ridge would often convene at the statue. Grass has been reported not to grow on the ground where the statue’s shadow would lay during the day. Also reports that the statue would animate itself during hours of darkness. Now weather this is physical movement or red glowing eyes who knows?

In 1967 the family of Agnus became somewhat disturbed by the attention that the statue was getting and thus donated it to the Smithsonian. Aggie sat in storage at the National Museum of American Art that consequently was named Smithsonian American Art Museum. It was later moved to a court yard behind the Dolly Madison house on Lafayette Square in Washington D.C… As a side note the large now blank pedestal that the statute sit on remains at it’s former home in Druid Ridge Cemetery.

In 1992, a reporter from the Baltimore Sun wrote that while the Smithsonian did not have Aggie as part of their regular collection that it was still tucked away on the grounds in an alley.
 
Too bad they removed the statue from the cemetery. ..we could have nominated PoisonApple to check it out one dark and dreary night. I'm sure she would have said, "hell yeah, I'll check it out." lol
 

Poison Pen said:
Located in Druid Ridge Cemetery in Pikesville Maryland is a statue with a presumably haunted past. Known as the Black Aggie the statue formerly sat on the grave of General Felix Angus and was installed there in 1926. It was reportedly an unauthorized replica of a statue created by Augustus St. Gaudens that was popularized by the name “Grief” and was located at Adam’s Memorial in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington D.C.. The supposedly unauthorized “replica” was created by Edward L.A. Pausch.

Aggie has numerous Urban Legends surrounding it. It was said that some one spending the night in it’s lap would be haunted by the ghosts of those that were buried there. Legend also has it that the spirits of those buried at Druid Ridge would often convene at the statue. Grass has been reported not to grow on the ground where the statue’s shadow would lay during the day. Also reports that the statue would animate itself during hours of darkness. Now weather this is physical movement or red glowing eyes who knows?

In 1967 the family of Agnus became somewhat disturbed by the attention that the statue was getting and thus donated it to the Smithsonian. Aggie sat in storage at the National Museum of American Art that consequently was named Smithsonian American Art Museum. It was later moved to a court yard behind the Dolly Madison house on Lafayette Square in Washington D.C… As a side note the large now blank pedestal that the statute sit on remains at it’s former home in Druid Ridge Cemetery.

In 1992, a reporter from the Baltimore Sun wrote that while the Smithsonian did not have Aggie as part of their regular collection that it was still tucked away on the grounds in an alley.
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When you commented on the statue animating itself, it reminded me of the movie Night At The Museum :D
 

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Heres the statue itself in its original spot. Only thing left there now is the platform it sat on. You can read more on this at:

THE LEGEND OF BLACK AGGIE
 
Yeah Bluejay, it reminded me of one of the episopes of Doctor Who and those Weeping Angels that got closer to you if you looked away from them and then tried to kill you :eek:

Thanks for showing us the picture though Poison Pen :D
 
When I was a little girl, I had a fear of ghostly, sinister monks. Monks from the medieval times. Don't ask why, I have no idea other than I read a story about a castle across the pond that had a monk or two haunting it. I guess that really left an impression on me. Many sleepless nights occurred because I was so scared of seeing a hooded man in the dark corner of my room. Now I think it has something to do with a past life. So yeah....me no likey that statue!!
 

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