Did You Know? 1912.

Iowa City’s Infamous Black Angel.

Did you know that Iowa City historian, Irving Weber, states that Teresa Dolezal Feldevert’s “Black Angel” – located in Oakland Cemetery since 1912 – has given rise to more legends and myths than any other person, place, or thing in Iowa City’s long history?

Come hear some of those interesting myths and find out the intriguing truth behind the eerie tales of our city’s Black Angel.

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