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Grave of the Unknown Woman

Rahway, NJ

In 1887, the body of an unidentified murdered woman was found near Rahway, drawing national attention but never yielding a confirmed identity. Her simple grave survives at the rear of Rahway Cemetery and still bears the mystery in its inscription.

Filed under weird history: real events too strange to have made the textbook.

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Source: Atlas Obscura

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