Mary Wallace became known as "Ocean-Born Mary" because she was born aboard a ship crossing the Atlantic in 1720. Later storytellers transformed her life into tales involving pirates, hidden treasure and a supposedly haunted house, although much of that lore has been debunked. Her actual grave behind Henniker's town hall gives travelers a concrete stop tied to the legend. Secondary source: https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/ocean-born-mary-new-hampshire-legend/
Filed under folklore: stories a place tells about itself, passed down and still repeated.
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Source: Atlas Obscura