The Legends of Hoggy Miller's Pigland
Location: Pigland
Urban Legends, Paranormal / Hauntings, Folk Heroes / Legends
by @loremapsonline
The Legends of Hoggy Miller's Pigland
Just outside Upland, Indiana, along the banks of the Mississinewa River, sits the land once owned by Carl "Hoggy" Miller. Known locally as Pigland, the property became the source of countless ghost stories and small town legends. The most famous tale centers on the old iron bridge, where locals claimed a bus full of children plunged into the river years ago. According to the legend, drivers crossing the bridge at night might have their car mysteriously stall while hearing the screams of children echo from below.
Miller himself was known as an eccentric figure who allowed pigs to roam freely across his property. Piles of old machinery, abandoned vehicles, and scattered junk added to the area's eerie atmosphere and fueled rumors of spirits, hauntings, and even stories of a murdered girl. While there is little evidence behind the legends, Pigland became a rite of passage for generations of local teenagers seeking a scare.
Today, much of the property has been cleaned up, but the stories remain part of Upland folklore, preserving the memory of one of Grant County's most unusual local legends.
As of 2016, a rusty old abandoned car down by the riverbank still had bones inside it. Recent visits to this location reveal that the car and the bones have been removed.
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