From Governors to Ghosts: Hauntings and history meet at Parkersburg’s Riverview Cemetery
PARKERSBURG — A solemn statue known as the “Weeping Woman” has watched over Parkersburg’s dead for more than a century in Riverview Cemetery, inspiring one of the city’s oldest ghost stories.
Carved in the late 1800s, the figure’s bowed head and sorrowful expression have long fueled local legends.
- Popular lore says she weeps real tears under the moonlight.
- Grants wishes to kind visitors.
- Turns her gaze when no one seems to be watching.
Admirers of the Riverview Cemetery’s Weeping Woman leave flowers to honor the alleged spirit.
Author's summary: Ghost stories in Parkersburg's Riverview Cemetery.
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