In the late 19th century Antonio Monteleone opened a hotel in the French Quarter that quickly became the place to be. Literary giants such as William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams spent an extensive amount of time in the hotel. But the hotel isn’t just known for its history. Like most places in New Orleans, the…
Before the Civil War New Albany was the largest city in Indiana due to its proximity to the Ohio River. During the war it was an important hub to both the Confederacy and especially the Union who set up hospitals there. After the war President Abraham Lincoln established a National Cemetery in New Albany, making…
Many years ago, a lady in Chattanooga was involved in a terrible car accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. As time went on her husband became frustrated having to care for her around the clock, and eventually began seeing another woman. Gradually the fling turned into a relationship and the man decided…
Originally known as Public School Number Four, the institution now infamous as “The Devil’s School” was built in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1917. For over half a century, it served as a vital educational center for the city’s children, adapting and growing with the community it served. Its life as a school came to an abrupt…
After English raids in the 17th century the Spanish realized that their wooden forts would not hold up under attack. The Castillo de San Marcos was built in 1702 on the western shore of St Augustine’s Matanzas Bay and it turned away invaders during British forces in 1728 and 1740. According to legend the old…
Just twenty miles across the Tennessee border is the sleepy little town of Russellville, Kentucky. For decades people have claimed to see the spirit of a young woman in a second story window in the old caretaker’s house in Maple Grove Cemetery. According to legend, in the 1920s a teenage girl was upstairs getting ready…
The Ghosts of Gallatin Haunted Tour will be picking up where it left off last fall when they kick off their spring season on Friday, March 4th. Southern Ghost Stories series author Allen Sircy and local historian Eli Geery will lead guests to a dozen sites around the Gallatin Square. Whether it’s manifestations, murder, mayhem…
In the early 1890s, a sense of intrigue swept through St. Louis, fueled by reports of peculiar occurrences at Creve Coeur Lake. On August 15, 1892, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat captured the attention of readers with an article detailing numerous eyewitness accounts of a mysterious phenomenon unfolding under the cover of darkness. Scores of individuals…
In the 1890s Windsor A. Keefer was the respected part-owner of the Jupiter mine and well known around San Francisco. But one day, after setting out on a hunting trip in the mountains, he vanished without a trace. No one ever saw him again, and whispers of his death soon spread. Years later, his name…
Three ghosts are believed to haunt Rosemont in Gallatin, Tennessee. The historic house was home to Judge Josephus Conn Guild and his family during the 19th century. Some believe the Judge chose to stick around to watch over the place long after his death. Join us as we take a deep dive into Rosemont. Also,…
