In the annals of sports history, curses have haunted sports teams, casting long shadows over their ambitions and victories. One such curse that gripped the San Francisco Giants dates back to 1918, when a man named Eddie Grant met a tragic end during World War I. The story of the Curse of Coogan’s Bluff, although…
Is the world famous Union Oyster House in Boston, Massachusetts really haunted by a former United States President and a King of France? Employees have seen strange things in the old restaurant that dates back to the American Revolution. Join us as we take a deep dive into the historic Oyster house in Boston! The…
Tales abound about the spirits from the Civil War that allegedly reside in the old Williamson County Courthouse in Franklin, Tennessee. But, did you know that before the courthouse was built, the property was home to a small building that belonged to Dr. Ferdinand Stith? Like many other medical professionals in the early 19th century,…
Renowned author and folklorist Allen Sircy, known as the “American Hauntstorian,” announces the release of his latest collection of chilling tales, Southern Ghost Stories: Tennessee Tales 2. Following the success of his 2023 book, Southern Ghost Stories: Tennessee Tales, Sircy delves deeper into the haunted history of the Volunteer State, presenting a new trove of…
Be sure to join Allen from Southern Ghost Stories for a special evening at Chubbs at 122 W Franklin St in Gallatin. We will be talking about the history of the old firehouse and a ghost hunting demonstration will be led by Scott Porter from AMC’s Haunted Towns. The upstairs of the restaurant is believed…
The Omni Parker House is one of the most historic hotels in Boston. It’s hosted every United States President since Ulysses S. Grant and was the meeting place for literary giants such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and other notable novelists, authors, and poets during the 1800s. But the hotel is…
With ties to some of the most influential people in the history of Tennessee the Maney-Gaut House is one of the most overlooked historic homes in the area. During the Civil War it was owned by Sarah Carter who was a spy for the Confederacy. Today the building is not just a music store, but…
Driving down Las Vegas Boulevard you can’t miss the 350 feet tall black pyramid and 10 story tall Sphinx rising out of the desert. The casino and resort with an Egyptian style themed hotel consists of 4,407 rooms, 29 retail shops, 4 swimming pools and a wedding chapel. When it opened in 1993 the Luxor’s…
In the summer of 1882 while sitting in prison for killing a police officer, notorious criminal James Tracy was visited by Dr. Walter Haines, Dr. D. R. Browser and I. N. Danforth. The three doctors talked with Tracy about advances in modern science and convinced him to sign over his body after his death so…
On the corner of Second Avenue South and South Margin in Franklin you will find the old Ice house. Before modern refrigeration became prevalent in the mid-20th century, most Franklin residents relied on the ice house to bring them ice for their ice boxes which kept their perishable items cold. After refrigerators became commonplace in…
