Bara-Hack Settlement is located in Pomfret, Connecticut. This eerie settlement was home to Obadiah Higginbotham and Johnathan Randall. Around 1790 these two familes reloacted to Pomfret, Connecticut and named the settlent Bara-Hack, Welsh for breaking of bread. It was abandoned by the year 1890 because of the economic problems and the original founders already died. People then started to leave until it was completely lifeless. Locals refer to the ghost…
Vulture Gold Mine is located in Wickenburg, Arizona. The Vulture mine began in 1863 when Henry Wickenburg, a prospector from California’s gold rush, discovered a quartz outcropping containing gold. Shortly after the mine was established a small mining town was developed. It was called Vulture City. The town once had a population of several thousand citizens with such amenities as a brothel, mess hall, and post office. In 1942, the Vulture Mine…
Pyramid Lake is located North of Reno, Nevada. Pyramid Lake is nearly 900 feet deep and is the last remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan that covered much of Nevada from the Pleistocene era. Since Pyramid Lake was the deepest part of that prehistoric lake, nobody knows exactly what lurks in the sediments below. Some believe that the stories that involve Pyramid Lake in the great state of Nevada are just…
The Whitney Restaurant is located in Detroit, Michigan. The Whitney Mansion in Detroit has been a home, a hospice, and is currently a restaurant that boasts opulent dining rooms and a grand feel throughout the 22,000-foot property. The Whitney Mansion was built in 1894 by David Whitney Jr and is located in Detroit. It’s estimated to have cost $400,000, which translates to $9.5 million in today’s money, and has had…
The Don CeSar Hotel is located in St. Pete Beach, Florida. The Hotel Don Cesar or ‘Pink Palace’ as it’s more commonly known, has been a staple on the shoreline of St. Pete Beach since its completion in 1928. The hotel is not only known for its decadence, but it’s also well known for its ghostly goings-on too. The grand opening was an extravagant affair attended by the elite of…
Charleston Old City Jail is located in the heart of Charleston, South Carolina. The jail was built in 1802 and was the Charleston jail until 1939. Most of this building is the original structure, but there are places that had to be renovated shortly after opening. The Old City Jail was known for housing some of the worst criminals in the city. The criminals here committed crimes such as murders…
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is located in Weston West Virginia, South of Pittsburgh. The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, constructed between 1858 and 1881, is the largest hand-cut stone masonry building in North America, and is purportedly the second largest in the world, next to the Kremlin. It was designed by the renowned architect Richard Andrews following the Kirkbride plan, which called for long rambling wings arranged in a staggered formation, assuring that…
Snedeker is located in Southington Connecticut. After relocating to Connecticut for medical treatment, the Snedeker families eldest son started to complain of seeing shadows and hearing voices in the house. Not long after this, the paranormal activity began to effect the rest of the family. It was 1988 the Snedeker family had been going through some tough times their eldest son was undergoing treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and the family were in dire straits…