Roberta and lonnie brown, themselves seasoned ghost chasers, have brought together spirits and stories to create a remarkable book. The people who know mark today all share the same observation about mark over the past few years, hes become more outgoing. The wpa guide to kentucky by federal writers project. New kentucky ghost tour explores spooky and spirited haunted landmarks.
Some stories made me quiver with delight while others made me snicker to myself, remembering the tales my greatgrandmother told. List of reportedly haunted locations in the united states. Some guests have reported being touched or spoken to by the spirits. Stories abound of dearly departed students, staff, residence hall. The bluegrass state of kentucky, which was primarily a rural state in the 1930s when this wpa guide was published, features louisville as the only major city.
Something very special are the fantastic introductions they do for the majority of the tales. Yet this does not limit the material in the guide by any means, as it also includes essays on daniel boone. Montell tells the story of a stormy night, shortly before henry clays death. A haunted honkytonk bar in kentucky has a terrifying past, including murder, suicide. Horrs store in blandville, ballard county, kentucky. Street in west point, could be the most haunted house in kentucky. Thats the house on walnut hill in muhlenberg county, near paradise the eerie cabin where cal bingham died. Haunted stories of hopkins county shared with historical. County libraries worked with local volunteers to collect interviews. Take a ghost tour of the grounds including the rarelyvisited spot where blanton died in 1959 at stony point mansion.
Old pictures old photos back in time genealogy kentucky spaces. Kentucky has been described as one of the most haunted among the southern states, being featured in books and television series. Brown present a thrilling collection of paranormal tales that will appeal to anyone looking for a friendly scare. Lawrenceburg is part of the frankfort, kentucky, micropolitan statistical area. Paranormal investigators of northern kentucky pink is a team of passionate, talented professionals who endeavor to educate, validate, and bring peace of mind to individuals and businesses who are troubled by hauntings. With the creek and low road, this area is prone to flooding when the creek rises. On a stormy day or night, theres one place most people will avoid. Regarding the matter of reading books about haunted places, its not. Though the focus is on the stories themselves, montell also includes a chapter explaining our fascination with the supernatural and the deep truths these storytelling traditions reveal about our lives and our pasts. While it includes brief essays describing kentuckys history, folklore, education, industry, geology, ethnic mix and other topics, the most remarkable feature is the driving tours that are as accurate today as they were more than half a century ago. Hauntings of the kentucky state penitentiary permuted press presents. Popular historical places trombly, charles, house detroit texas university of wisconsin armory and gymna madison west virginia gundlachgrosse house columbia virginia cherokee brick and tile company payne georgia apopka seaboard air. The hauntings continued until midnovember of 1972, at which point the commanding officer, had all the furniture removed from the room, and declared it offlimits to the living. So you have the bridge running above you, and the road dips somewhat below it.
Read more shelby gap, kentucky i was born in shelby gap, ky in 1954. Hauntings in kentucky here are some hauntings in kentucky lexington don young farm house haunted by the spirit if the old man who died building the farm house in. New kentucky ghost tour explores spooky and spirited haunted. Adair county oral history collection see more collection this collection began with the kentucky oral history commissions effort to establish oral history programs in each of the states 120 counties. This photo, taken in 1972, shows psychic demonologist lorraine warren, left, with thensuperintendent and mrs. Come and learn about the rich history of west point, kentucky. Historical places in west point kentucky,,,, places. Learn about our history, as well as our ghostly happenings. A walk though the specterfilled streets of west point, ky. As a result, many visitors have reported seeing ghostlike figures wandering the grassy fields, sometimes in complete daylight, so its no wonder. Ghosts across kentucky book by william lynwood montell. Upon moving to old louisville, i had completely settled into the house before i noticed anything out of the ordinary. Decapitation station cohoke crossing cohoke ghost lights, west point.
From lexington to louisville, bowling green to owensboro, the bluegrass state is full of terrifyingly haunted cemeteries, universities, and forests. The ditto house inn located in west point, was both a headquarters and a hospital for wounded soldiers during the civil war. In kentucky youll find frightful ghostly events, paranormal activities, urban. Mammoth cave national park the mammoth cave system is the largest in the world, with approximately 330 documented miles of passageways, and assumedly many more miles that have never been explored. Four seasons of kentucky ghosts and tales of kentucky ghosts, hope to haunt readers with creepy tales featuring bluegrass ghosts. Haunted houses and family ghosts of kentucky includes chilling tales such as that of the tan man of pike county, who trudges invisibly through a house accompanied by the smell of roses, and the famed gray lady of liberty hall in frankfort, a houseguest who never left. Witnesses to the hauntings have described moving candle lights, footsteps and other unexplained sounds and even smells, and violin and piano music.
William lynwood montell, emeritus professor of folk studies at western kentucky university, is the author of several books. The most haunted places in kentucky styleblueprint. Bobby mackeys music world and the tunnels under it october 20, 2019 october 20, 2019 rick. Homespun ghost stories and unexplained history, beloved storytellers roberta simpson brown and lonnie e. Two new books from university press of kentucky upk, spookiest stories ever.
His mother, julie, has seen mark grow into a more independent and confident man. Mark moved into the points hamm home about 3 years ago to be closer to his family that lives in northern kentucky. Ghosts across kentucky really brings to life the folklore and beliefs of the residents, past and present, of kentucky. Haunted houses and family ghosts of kentucky ebook by.
We all heard scary stories growing up, causing most of us to fear things that went bump in the night. Homespun ghost stories and unexplained history, the tradition of storytelling ties generations together with exciting new tales and familiar folklore that has sparked superstitions and legends. Kentucky has a few skeletons in the closet, and a few ghosts in the attic as well. Hauntings of the kentucky state penitentiary permuted. Mission and who we serve the pointarc provides opportunities to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities idd to reach their highest potential. This is a musthave book for every ghost hunter, no matter what part of the. Hauntings of the kentucky state penitentiary hauntings. Ghosts of western kentucky university by lynn niedermeier introduction like many universities, wku boasts tales of accidents, suicides and other tragedies that have given rise to campus hauntings. Cassius clays historic home, built in 1798 by his father, is said to be haunted by clay himself, his wife, and his son. I was really fascinated by the new variations of ghost stories that i had heard while growing up. Historians recently shared folklore about haunted places at a historical.
However, in many cases, these frightening tales were just stories. According to owen davies book, the haunted, a social history of ghosts, even the. West point, kentucky used as a headquarters and a hospital during the civil war, this inn is said to be haunted by soldiers and other folks who passed away here during that era. Perhaps one of the most haunted towns in kentucky is bardstown, most famous for the my old kentucky home plantation, which is featured on kentuckys state quarter. Rare 1987 photographic potpourri of calloway county, kentucky there were only 1500 copies made and this is book if you have family in the western kentucky area youre going to want this book, its full of hundreds of old family photographs and school photos from the calloway area. This is a list of locations in the united states which have been reported to be haunted by ghosts or other supernatural beings, including demons states with several haunted locations are listed on separate pages, linked from this page. The kentucky state penitentiary opened its heavy iron gates to the condemned over 100 years agoyet many of them, long deceased, still walk its corridors. We hope you will visit the complete bibliography of published works written about wkus many ghost stories. Mission and who we serve the point arc serving northern. My ghost story is an american television series on the paranormal, which premiered on july 17.
Since 1987, county oral histories have been generated. I would not have enjoyed a new kentucky history nearly as much had i not read this book first. Hauntings of the kentucky state penitentiary permuted press presents asher, steve e. When the cave was reopened, the bones of two indian bodies and silver artifacts were allegedly found, but later lost. In ghostlore, a haunted house or ghost house is a house or other building often perceived as. Haunted places in somerset, kentucky haunted places. Their kentucky hauntings homespun ghost stories and unexplained history is a book to be savored now for years to come. Ghosts in kentucky haunted houses real ghost activities. West point has a long and storied history that has occassionally included the appearances of ghosts and spirits. Now the house itself no longer exists due to a fire, but i can attest to how haunted it was as well as the. Bardstown ghost tour, haunted bardstown kentucky ghostwalks. Meet 10 ghosts from kentucky and their bonechilling stories.
One of the first great reference tools on the commonwealth, this wpa guide is an important, vital part of our heritage. Founded in 2005, we operate primarily in northern kentucky, southwest ohio and southeast indiana. The point arc serving northern kentucky and greater cincinnati. Theres a town in kentucky that you wont ever be able to find on a map, and for good reason. Later the men who had seen the ghost identified it from a print found at the point. The cody road bridge, in northern kentucky, is a railroad bridge that runs over cody road, right at the point where a creek runs under the road. Asher provides true, firsthand accounts of the paranormal as well as his own personal experiences at the states most violent, controversialand hauntedprison. Harold, kentucky at the mouth of salem church road in harold, ky also known as church house hollow used to sit an old white house over one hundred years old. Herr domine actually does local ghosts tours of those houses mentioned in his books, if youre interested look them up. From hospitals and asylums, to cemeteries, schools, theaters, restaurants, parks, bridges, and even roads, theres an endless amount of places throughout the state that are said to have some ghostly spirits lingering. And other kentucky ghost stories michael paul henson on.
X cave at carter caves state resort park located in carter county, kentucky is said to be haunted by two cherokee indian lovers according to the book, more kentucky ghost stories by michael paul henson. Lawrenceburg is a home ruleclass city in anderson county, kentucky, united states. Well written and engrossing, a definite must have for anyone. By the 1970s, commercial haunted houses had sprung up all over the united states in cities like louisville, kentucky and cincinnati, ohio. The story behind kentuckys most haunted house will give you nightmares. Its well worth a few minutes of your time to stop by. Louisville, kentucky has long been regarded as one of the most haunted cities in. Rich with interesting historical tidbits and vivid architectural. View our events calendar to find seasonal haunted hayrides, ghost tours and.
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