The haunted Red Onion Saloon in Skagway, Alaska is home to a ghost named Lydia |
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
Lydia's Ghost -The Red Onion Saloon - Skagway, Alaska
In the late 1890s, the Alaskan wilderness had havens such as Skagway where the gold miners would come in from their claims and unwind. The Red Onion Saloon was one of the most renown casino and most notably, bordellos around the area. As more settlement were established closer to the gold fields, business began to slow and the Red Onion moved to a location closer to the rail depot in hopes of luring in more customers. Read the full story>>
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Alaska,
haunted bordello,
haunted borthel,
Red Onion Saloon,
Skagway AK
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Dancing Woman of Trollwood Park - Fargo, North Dakota
In Fargo, North Dakota Trollwood Park is the former location of a performing arts school. The property at one time was also the site of a cemetery where paupers were buried. There are still actually several graves on the property which were never relocated. Some believe their spirits have never left... Read the full story>>
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Dancing Woman,
Fargo ND,
North Dakota,
Trollwood Park
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Labadie Mansion - Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Outside of Bartlesville, Oklahoma the ruins of a 19th Century Victorian mansion obscured by twisted trees sits on top of a hill with a magnificent view of the surrounding countryside. Sounds like something out of a horror movie, but this is for real and it comes with real life spirits tormented by a history of death on these grounds. Read the full story>>
The Labadie Mansion sits on a hill top near Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Ghost of Theodosia Burr - Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks and Bald Head Island , North Carolina
Theodosia Burr was the daughter of the 3rd Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr who served with Thomas Jefferson. The ship she boarded in 1812 disappeared and was never seen again. Though some say the ghost of Theodosia still lingers on the eastern coastal shores. Read the full story>>
Theodosia Burr-Alston |
Saturday, June 11, 2011
The Blue Lady of Vale End Cemetery - Wilton, New Hampshire
Mary Ritter was born in 1795. Raised as a church going woman, she later married Isaac Spaulding who ran a local tanning business.
After a mystery filled end to her life and a death just as mysterious, some say her spirit has never left the cemetery where she was buried... Read the full story>>
Vale End Cemetery in Wilton, New Hampshire is home to the phenomenon known as The Blue Lady |
After a mystery filled end to her life and a death just as mysterious, some say her spirit has never left the cemetery where she was buried... Read the full story>>
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