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ON GROUND HOG HILL NEAR FANCY GAP, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A
VERY SMALL ONE-ROOM CABIN WHERE A WOMAN HAD 23 CHILDREN,
AND THEY ALL DIED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BIRTH. OLD PEOPLE
FROM THE AREA CLAIM THAT SHE STUCK A HAT PIN IN THE SOFT
SPOT ON EACH INFANT'S HEAD; HOWEVER, THIS COULD NOT BE
PROVEN. SHE WAS ALSO A MIDWIFE AND HAD DELIVERED
HUNDREDS OF OTHER BABIES. THE CABIN STILL STANDS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: PROSE NARRATIVE -- Outlaw Criminal Bandit Pirate

Date learned: 03-01-1971

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