Plum Creek Pits
Location & Map
Address Details
- Full Address
- Off 240th Street, Algona, Iowa, United States
- City
- Algona
- County
- Kossuth County
- State / Province
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 43.11084, -94.20715
Contact & Links
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The Haunting
Plum Creek Pits near Algona, Iowa is a fishing-area legend about a child's ghost seen near the bank. The story has several versions, including an accidental fall onto a stick, a drowning, and later commenter additions about a murdered girl, so the entry needs clear folklore framing.
I did not find a reliable official history for the specific pits or a verified accident behind the ghost story. HauntedPlaces places the legend off 240th Street in Kossuth County and records the little-boy version, with comments showing how the story changes from teller to teller.
Reported activity: People describe a child walking the bank, crying on a hill, knocking sounds, and a naturally creepy feeling around the water. The safest advice is to treat it as a public/outdoor fishing spot only where access is legal, and not to repeat the accident details as verified fact.
Activity Details
Activity Level
Uneasy Reputation
What People Are Saying
Summary of visitor and community commentary
People describe a child walking the bank, crying on a hill, knocking sounds, and a naturally creepy feeling around the water. The safest advice is to treat it as a public/outdoor fishing spot only where access is legal, and not to repeat the accident details as verified fact.