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Friday, May 1, 2020

Oregon's Most Haunted Highway Is Home To A Bandaged Ghost Hitchhiker

What is now Cannon Beach, including the coastal area surrounding it, is part of the traditional territory of the Tillamook tribe. William Clark, one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, journeyed to Cannon Beach in early 1805. U.S. Highway 101 formerly ran through Cannon Beach. In 1964,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Warning, DO NOT Sit In the Ghost's Seat At This Haunted Playhouse

Kathie Spacht was sitting in the end seat at the top row of Oyster Mill Playhouse when she felt something tap her head. She thought nothing of it, but later she felt the tap again, this time it was harder. A few minutes later, her head was tapped so hard she got up and moved. No one was around her.... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Burned Alive, the Slaves Are Still Screaming Out In This Haunted House

The ghosts who haunt the "Hannah House," are said to be former slaves, one of whom accidentally tripped over a lamp, and caught the house on fire. Many of the slaves were trapped inside the cellar and burned alive. Visitors often report seeing visions of burnt slaves and hearing screams coming from... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

The Career Path Of A Few Past Presidents...Honest Abe Was Once A Bartender

History has proven that there is no single career path to the White House. Grover Cleveland executed people, Calvin Coolidge was a toy maker, Andrew Johnson worked as an apprentice tailor, Thomas Jefferson was an architect and a philosopher, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was a writer and naturalist, Ronald... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 26, 2020

A German Gothic Gem

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Friday, April 24, 2020

Experience One Of America's Most Haunted Highways

You might not expect Route 66, America's "Mother Road," to be menacing, but you would be wrong. Officially, the numerical designation 66 was assigned to the Chicago-to-Los Angeles route in the summer of 1926. With that designation came its acknowledgment as one of the nation’s principal east-west... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Two Of Wisconsin's Most Haunted Swimming Pools Are Eerie & Historic

The Rave/Eagles Club: Built in 1927 is one of Wisconsin's most spectacular, histori and haunted buildings. The Rave is a social club that was at one time the home of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. The building came complete with a swimming pool, bowling alley, boxing ring, and a two-story... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Meet Amanda, Bellevue's Mischievous Resident Library Ghost

Alone in a small park set back from Bellevue’s main street stands a red brick Victorian house that is now home to the Andrew Bayne Memorial Library, and it is as haunted as haunted gets. The ghost of Amanda Bayne Balph is still a resident at the Andrew Bayne Memorial Library. The childless widow... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

The Ghostly Handprint That Today Prove's An Innocent Man Was Murdered

Death once loomed heavy at the Carbon County Jail back in the 1800s. The jail is now a haunted museum that goes by the name, "Old Jail Museum," that once housed twenty-Irishmen, who were all members of the Molly Maguires prior to their executions for murder. All proclaimed their innocence, but their... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 20, 2020

Which One Are You, A Horse, Tiger, Dragon Or A Monkey?

Born in 1964, my spouse and I are both dragons..... Sign in to see full entry.

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