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THE THREE-LEGGED LADY ON NASH

ROAD

Nash Road, Columbus, MS

THREE LEGGED LADY ROAD IS actually on the map as Nash Road in

Columbus, Mississippi. One source reported a particular legend associated with
Three Legged Lady Road. Some time ago, there apparently used to be a church

on Nash Road. Folks would stop their cars at the church, turn off their

headlights and honk their horn three times. Then, they’d wait. When they heard
the Three Legged Lady knock on the roof of their car, they would race her to the

end of the road. If they won, they’d never see the Three Legged Lady again.

Some locals believe that after the church was no longer in use, Satanists took
up residence and began performing human sacrifices in the church. Another

source had a completely different story. According to this source, a young girl was
kidnapped and dismembered. Her body parts were distributed in the woods near

the road. The ghost of the girl’s mother is, according to this source, seen walking

Nash Road with her daughter’s leg, the only body part she could find. Locals
today report seeing the apparition of a woman with three legs on Three Legged

Lady Road. The three legged lady runs beside cars on the road and tries to run
them off the road by slamming her body into them. People report that after an

encounter with the Three Legged Lady, their cars will actually be dented. The

tale of Columbus’ ghost has been around for quite some time, and while there are
several variations of this local urban legend they all include the ghost of a three-

legged lady. According to legend, those that stopped at the church on Nash Road