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Portlock is a ghost town located on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Established as a salmon cannery early in the 20th century, it was populated by largely Russian-Alutiiq. After flourishing for many years, it was suddenly abandoned for mysterious reasons.
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Over 35 years ago on November 17, 1988, a heavily pregnant woman named Jackie Hernandez moved with her 2-year-old son to an old bungalow in San Pedro, California. The reason for the move was a troubled marriage, but soon enough this was the least of her worries, when she realized the house was badly haunted. ![]()
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In 1897, on the corner of a building at the southeast corner of Geary Street and Grant Avenue, San Francisco the ghost of a missing man stalked the halls. ![]()
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After the California Gold Rush in 1849, strangers from across the world came to find their fortunes. Instead many found an ignominious death, and it's no wonder they don't lay quiet in their secret graves. ![]()
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In urban myths she is known as the Poinciana Woman. This story originated in Darwin (Australia) in the first half of the 20th century. In one version she is a spirit who meets the ghosts of mothers and their newborn who died in childbirth, under the branches of a Poinciana tree. In another, she is a vampiric entity that seeks revenge. ![]()
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Johann Schmidt was born in 1855 in Holzweiler, Germany. Born to a minister, ironically he had trained for this profession considering his later exploits. He immigrated to the United States in the last years of the 19th century. He changed his surname, and became known as Johann Otto Hoch after the murder of one of his first victims. ![]()
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In 1890, a long time employee of the Louisville, St. Louis and Texas Railroad Company in Henderson, Kentucky, resigned from his position which he held for many years because of fear of encountering the ghosts haunting the yards at night. ![]()
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Many times the reason for a haunting remains unknown, and even the identity of the ghost is a mystery. Such is the ghost story reported in 1890 by an unwilling witness. ![]()
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To all appearances Dolly and Fred Oesterreich were a dull, average couple who owned a factory. Little did anyone expect the scandal that would soon break loose that included allegations of murder and illicit sex. ![]()
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Captain Meriwether Lewis was born into fortunate circumstances in 1774. He is best known for his expedition to the Pacific along with his friend William Clark. He was a diplomat, explorer, friend of the President and the governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory. The man who only three years before had survived a dangerous trek over the wilds of the Rocky Mountains, died of gunshot wounds at the age of 35. Many thought it was suicide, but from the beginning there have been whispers of murder. ![]()
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On August 26, 1979, a family hunting for arrowheads inside the Civil Defense Caves in Dubois, Idaho found a torso stuffed inside a burlap bag. It was clothed in a white shirt with blue stripes and a red sweater, and remained unidentified until January 2020. ![]()
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Pon Pon Chapel of Ease situated on Parker's Ferry Road has been witness to war and bloodshed for hundreds of years. Prior to the Revolutionary War, ten parishes were established in this coastal area of South Carolina that linked the important towns such as Savannah and Charleston. ![]()
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If there was ever a place where a soul could find no escape even after death it would be a prison, which are full of violence, hate and regrets. Here are some of those places. ![]()
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Joseph Klimek’s guardian angels were working overtime on his behalf. They may have dropped the ball when he married his wife Tillie, but they used his brother to assist. Suspicions and a visit to the doctor proved what he feared, his brother was being poisoned. ![]()
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The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse sits on a piece of land replete with history and colorful legends. It was completed in 1860, and thousands of visitors have crossed its threshold through the years. Many of them have reported hearing "strange noises" and feeling "cold spots" while climbing the 100-foot spiral staircase. Others felt hands touching their shoulders when there is no one behind them. ![]()
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In the Andes foothills sits the ancient Incan village known as Iglesia Colorada. It is tucked in the Atacama desert, one of the driest regions of the world. |
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