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Top Haunted Posts Chosen by Readers

31 Thursday Oct 2013

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I understand, you want to read what was most popular.  What were the top choices of readers for the month of October 2013?  I’d be happy to share those with you.

Today will end the 30 (31) Day Ultimate Blog Challenge for this quarter.  As I prepared this blog site for launch the end of September 2013, I had no idea that it would be as popular as it got.  I am grateful to everyone who viewed, shared and followed it this month.  I will be continuing to create great new haunted posts but it will not be on a daily basis as it has been for the challenge.

I will be working on my books for the month of November but I will stop in and be sure to provide you with entertainment on both blogs.

I hope if you have enjoyed it that you will follow it as well as it’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/WhereTheGhostsLive to keep up with the new haunts.

Top 10 Posts by Reader Popularity:

  1. “The Rev Cemetery,” in Fitchburg, MA – (Dean Hill Cemetery) (wheretheghostslive.wordpress.com)
  2. My Experiences – S. K. Pierce Haunted Victorian Mansion – Part 5 (wheretheghostslive.wordpress.com)
  3. S.K. Pierce Haunted Victorian Mansion – Part 1 (wheretheghostslive.wordpress.com)
  4. S.K. Pierce Haunted Victorian Mansion – Part 2 (wheretheghostslive.wordpress.com)
  5. An Overview of Our Haunted Victorian Mansion Visit (wheretheghostslive.wordpress.com)
  6. S.K. Pierce Haunted Victorian Mansion – Part 3 (wheretheghostslive.wordpress.com)
  7. One of the Most Haunted Places in New England (wheretheghostslive.wordpress.com)
  8. My First Tarot Reading – Part 1 – My Purpose in Life (wheretheghostslive.wordpress.com)
  9. My First Tarot Reading – Part 2 – Reasons Behind My Own Paranormal Activity (wheretheghostslive.wordpress.com)
  10. Does the Full Moon Increase Paranormal Activity (wheretheghostslive.wordpress.com)

I hope you have enjoyed one or more of these articles.  Please be sure to leave a comment so I know you stopped by.  As always, I appreciate your visits.

Missy Bell

Slater Mill – Pawtucket, RI

30 Wednesday Oct 2013

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185The Slater Mill is an old textile factory built in 1793 in Pawtucket, RI and was the first water powered cotton mill.  It is a historical landmark and museum which showcases the machines of the American Industrial Revolution.

If you were to visit this museum, you would find that it offers, exhibits, a research library, theater, gift shop, demonstrations, lectures and more.  This location can be rented out for an array of different types of events.

There is a great deal of energy in this mill and it doesn’t all come from the machinery and water wheel.  This mill is haunted.

Slater Mill employed entire families during the 1800’s.  It was not uncommon that a child of 6 or 7 might be found in employment.  These were different times.  One of the machines on display at this location was the cause of many dismemberments and deaths.  When the machine jammed, they would send the small children in to fix it because they were much smaller and could quickly and more effectively escape when it started to work suddenly.

There have been several sightings of black figures, children have been heard screaming in pain and many other instances of paranormal activity has been felt here.

Take a few minutes to watch the video below.  (You may want to use headphones if you are in public due to a child screaming.) 

Most Terrifying Places in America – Slater Mill

This location offers ghost tours at all 3 of the mills on site.  Join the Johnson twins, Carl and Keith from New England Anomolies Research and Investigation Team as they guide you on a real paranormal investigation.  For times and dates, check out the website, http://www.slatermill.org/programs/ghosttours.

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The Sordid Past and Hauntings of The Myrtles Plantation – St. Francisville, LA

24 Thursday Oct 2013

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myrtlesThe Myrtles Plantation on U.S. Highway 61 in the southern town of St. Francisville, LA has such a sordid past.  It’s no wonder it has been dubbed the most haunted bed and breakfast in the country.

“The Myrtles has been featured in New York Times, Forbes, Gourmet, Veranda, Travel and Leisure, Country Inns, Colonial Homes, Delta SKY and on the Oprah Show, A & E, the History Channel, The Travel Channel, The Learning Channel, National Geographic Explorer, and GOOD MORNING AMERICA. It was also featured in The Haunting of Louisiana,” according to the “Official Website.”

The mansion was built in 1796 by General David Bradford, the infamous leader of the Whiskey Rebellion, then passed to his daughter after he passed away.  His daughter lived there with the Judge, Clark Woodruff and their children.

The Judge turned to one of the slaves, Chloe and made her his mistress.  She spent a great deal of time in the house caring for the children.  She seemed to want more that just a mistress title and tried to gain leverage by listening in on the conversations of Judge Woodruff and his guests.  After several warnings, he caught her eavesdropping one evening on private conversations with very important guests.  To teach her a lesson, he ordered to have her left ear cut off and banished her from working in the home.

Chloe was distraught as the banishment and wanted to be able to work in the home again.  She devised a plan in which she would served the family a poisoned cake, they would become very ill and she would administer herbs to heal them, leaving her the hero.  The dose of poison she used was too high and it ended up killing the judges wife and two of the children.

After she confessed to her crime, he sentenced her to be hung for it.  She was then weighed down and tossed in the Mississippi River.

There have been several reports of the family, who still takes up residence in the home, being seen and hear.  Perhaps they appear because they are unsure of why there are so many strangers in their house on a daily/nightly basis.

Myrtle Plantation Bed and BreakfastOn any given day, at any given moment, you may be startled to see rocking chairs rock on their own, hand prints on the mirror that will not come off, the piano playing on its own, glasses shoot from the ceiling from above the bar from where they hang, or feel a tug from the children as they try to get your attention.  You may also see Chloe wandering the 5000 foot old brick courtyard or hear reports of furniture being found to have been moved after the place had been locked up tight the night before.  If you take the tour, by sure to hold on to your earrings.  Many have gone missing in the parlor area and others found in the most bizarre of places by the staff.  Perhaps it is Chloe.  Only one will go missing, and really, that is all she needs.  You may even see her in the picture above from the Plantation’s History page where they believe you can see her haunting the courtyard.

If you dare to tour, but are not sure if you could handle the ghostly appearances that haunt the home as you sleep, they do offer day tours between 9 and 5 daily.  The home is beautifully adorned with southern antique artifacts.  It is a beautiful mansion, sitting on a lush 10 acres of land adorned with beautiful oak trees.

If you are feeling more adventurous, mystery tours are conducted on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Weddings are held on site and can be booked through their main page, located below in the source info.  Take a lot of pictures.  You may find some wedding crashers when your film is developed.

If you decide to stay the night, I’m sure you will feel right at home with the southern hospitality you encounter, not only from the staff, but from Chloe and the Woodruff family as well.  You may check in to one of the 11 rooms at this bed and breakfast but the questions are, “Who is tucking you in,” and “Will you actually sleep?”

This next video is less than a minute and it sent such chills up my spine…

Sleep tight!!

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The Stanley Hotel – One of the Most Haunted Hotels in the Country

15 Tuesday Oct 2013

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F220px-Driving_to_top_of_Mt_Washington_1899. (Feelan) O. Stanley and his twin brother, Francis sold their photo plate business to Eastman Kodak to venture into the auto industry.  The inventors of the Stanley Steamer Automobile produced their first car in 1897.  They were the first to drive a car to the top of the 7.6 mile Mt. Washington in New Hampshire.

They sold this design and formed the Stanley Motor Carriage Company in 1902.

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indexFreelan suffered from TB which prompted his moved from New England to Colorado where he built his pride and joy, The Stanley Hotel, deep in the Rocky Mountains off Steamer Drive in Estes Park, Colorado in 1909, 9 years before selling off his automobile company.  He was also responsible for establishing the Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park Fairgrounds and Stanley Park.  He perished of a heart attack in 1940 and is buried at a family plot in Newton, Massachusetts.  It is said that you can find him roaming the halls and the lobby of the hotel, making sure that everything is running properly and spending time with his wife.

One year prior to F.O.’s death, his wife, Flora had a stroke in the lobby of the hotel.  Having been a very accomplished piano player, it is said that she will still have a seat there in the lobby area and play a piece on the piano for her guests.  This reportedly started immediately after her death.

The hotel had to be pretty creepy in order to inspire Stephen King’s, “The Shining” after his stay in room 217 in 1973.  He had arrived just before the hotel was ready to close for the winter and, after roaming the halls and getting lost, he must have stumbled upon the ghosts of the children on the 4th floor who play in the halls.

Jim Carey was at the hotel for the filming of, “Dumb and Dumber.”  If you ever run into him, you should ask him why he packed his belongings and left the hotel without a word as to why, after spending only 2 short hours in room 217.

Hundreds of ghosts who checked in to this hotel have apparently never checked out.  The activity is so frequent that the main topic during breakfast each morning is “who experienced what the night before!”  There has been reported activity from ever room and even from the employee access tunnel under the main building.

Take a few minutes and view this video below from “The Most Terrifying Places,” to hear from the caretaker and get a quick feel of what the hotel looks like as he talks about the different paranormal guests who frequent this magnificent hotel.

Elizabeth Wilson, a housekeeper at the hotel is said to haunt room 217.  Many guests since the 1950’s have reported that they’ve received extra housekeeping in that room, such as their clothes being unpacked and put away.  You can hear more of her story in the short tour video below.

For those of you who would like a little tour of the place, press play for a guided tour with more fascinating information.

If you are short on witnesses for your marriage, you can get married here and I’m sure one of the ghosts will stand up for you.

I even checked the packages for you.  The Stanley Hotel offers a “Ghost Adventure Package,” which includes “a guaranteed 4th floor room, a K-2 meter per reservation, a glow in the dark Stanley Hotel squishy ghost per person, and one REDRUM mug per person.”  Save yourself some money and book 30 days in advance for 20% off your booking cost.

I was very excited to see that they have a “ghost laundromat!!”  That is, until I put my glasses on.  Sorry.  It’s just a “guest laundromat.”  I was going to book just so one of the ghosts would do my laundry!

Stay if you will, but remember, you may check in alone, but at this hotel, you are NEVER alone!!

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