Haunted Illinois
Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Prairie State
2. Auflage
Erschienen am 15. Juli 2021
144 Seiten
978-1-4930-4577-8 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Hauntings are believed to be created from violence and bloodshed. And from the beginning, the Prairie State was a place where death thrived, and mysteries became commonplace. Illinois was the home of ancient peoples know as Moundbuilders whose only legacy is silent graves and many unsolved mysteries.
The French left behind their own ghostly stories after their displacement by the Americans in the 1700s and countless slaughters such as the Dearborn Massacre gave birth to tales of horror that live on in the history of Illinois. Eerie occurrences, spooky events, unsolved mysteries, and terrifying specters haunt Illinois. Tales ofheadless horsemen, haunted castles and a penitentiary occupied by ghosts chill the spines of visitors. Haunted Illinois explores the Prairie State's paranormal side and serves as a guide to its haunted places.
The French left behind their own ghostly stories after their displacement by the Americans in the 1700s and countless slaughters such as the Dearborn Massacre gave birth to tales of horror that live on in the history of Illinois. Eerie occurrences, spooky events, unsolved mysteries, and terrifying specters haunt Illinois. Tales ofheadless horsemen, haunted castles and a penitentiary occupied by ghosts chill the spines of visitors. Haunted Illinois explores the Prairie State's paranormal side and serves as a guide to its haunted places.
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Reihe
Auflage
2nd Edition
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
New York
USA
Illustrationen
6 BW Illustrations
Dateigröße
0,36 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-4577-8 (9781493045778)
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Person
Troy Taylor lives in Decatur, Illinois and is the founder of the American Ghost Society. He is the author of more than 80 books on hauntings and unexplained phenomena.
Inhalt
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Southern Illinois
- Ghosts of Cave-in-Rock
- Horrors of the Old Slave House
- The Lonely Spirit of the Devil's Bake Oven
- The Ghost of Elizabeth Reed
- The Headless Horseman of Lakey's Creek
- Hauntings of the Original Springs Hotel
- Chapter 2: Southwestern Illinois
- Lingering Occupants of the Alton Penitentiary
- The Infamous McPike Mansion
- Strange Phenomena at the First Unitarian Church
- Ghosts and Gold at the Old Stone House
- School Spirit at Lewis and Clark College
- The Haunted Ruebel Hotel
- The Legend of the Hartford Castle
- The Phantom Funeral of Fort de Chartres
- Chapter 3: Central Illinois
- The Haunting of the Coliseum Ballroom
- The Ghost of Mary Hawkins
- The Chesterville Witch's Grave
- Phantoms of the Lincoln Theater
- The Cemetery Where the Dead Walk
- Abraham Lincoln and the Spiritualists
- The Ghost Who Wouldn't Leave the Lake Club
- The Legends of Voorhies Castle
- The Tragedy of Towanda Meadows
- Chapter 4: Illinois River Valley
- Spirits of Starved Rock
- Haunted Hotel Kaskaskia
- The Irritated Ghost of the Ninth Street Pub
- The Spring Valley Vampire and the Hatchet Man
- Chapter 5: Northern Illinois
- Ghosts of the Bartonville Asylum
- The House with No Square Corners
- Echoes from the Past at Vishnu Springs
- Phantom Monks
- The Watseka Wonder
- The Maple Lake Ghost Light
- Elvira of the Woodstock Opera House
- The Library Curse and "Old Lady Gray"
- The Lingering Spirit of Springdale Cemetery
- Chapter 6: Chicago
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
- The Show Did Not Go On
- Ghosts of the Eastland Disaster
- Haunted Bachelor's Grove Cemetery
- The Italian Bride
- Jane Addams's Hull House
- Chicago's Vanishing Hitchhikers
- Resurrection Mary
- Recommended Reading
- About the Author
