This legendary hill is easily reached from Bonaire if
you follow State Route 96 East across the Ocmulgee River to the
intersection of US Route 129. Once you have turned left and passed over
the first hill, go to the next hill bottom and stop. Put your car in
neutral and it will go all the way to the top of the next hill. It is
said that a witch is buried around there. The only evidence of her
grave is located in the swamp, about 300 yards from Highway 129. It is
a strange pile of rocks stacked about 5 feet high with nothing growing
around it. Legend has it that the witch exacted a toll on this trail
about 200 years ago. If you paid her price, she would help you cross
over the ridges. The locals left her alone and occasionally called upon
her during a drought. The witch died of natural causes around 1850.
Since she could not be buried on holy ground in a church cemetery, the
locals took her body to the swamp. It is believed that she helps people
over the ridge because of the kindness the local people showed to her.
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