Floating Coffins Of Rock Creek - Bullhead, South Dakota

Years ago in the quiet little village of Bullhead, South Dakota located on the rugged central plains, nature took it's toll.  The town was ravaged by the flood waters of Rock Creek which splits the town in two as well as the larger nearby river that it empties into. The flooding was so fierce that the coffins in the cemetery began to rise and wash away.  As the coffins were retrieved, many were found to be empty of the bodies that the once contained. It is believed that the remains of many of the cemetery inhabitants were lost, scattered and reburied in the soil surrounding the town.  It is because of this tragedy that many believe that the town of Bullhead is haunted.

Years ago, the flood waters of Rock Creek dislodged inhabitants of the local cemetery, scattering their remains across town.  The village of Bullhead, SD has not been the same since the floating coffins of Rock Creek.

Most of the "Rock Creek" hauntings however, are centered around a school in town known as the Rock Creek Day School. Ever since the tragic flood, there have been stories of strange happenings in that school.  Figures have been seen through the windows of the building late at night when no one is supposed to be in there.  Teachers staying late to grade papers in the quiet after school hours are said to have heard voices and the shuffling of feet only to find that upon investigating, not a singe person was around to have made those noises. Some arrive in the morning to find that the desks and chairs have been rearranged in a random manner and some claim to have even heard the furniture moving as they worked alone in the building.

Grounds of the supposedly haunted Rock Creek Day School in Bullhead, South Dakota.

The normally docile Rock Creek at Bullhead, SD once flooded to the point where coffins from the local cemetery were dislodge and some of the occupants lost and scattered over the surrounding terrain.

Other incidents in the village have residents convinced that the spirits of the relocated dead are restless and are letting those around know it.  Awakened from their state of rest for all eternity.  The village has not been the same since the floating coffins of Rock Creek.

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