Tag: Hauntings

Vulture Mine

Maricopa County Arizona is home to the town of Wickenburg, the Vulture Mine, and all the ghosts that live therien.

The Vulture Mine was the most productive gold mine in Arizona history, and ran from 1863 to 1942, producing 340,000 ounces of gold and 250,000 ounces of silver during its life.  People flocked to the area after learning of the mines striking gold, and at its peak, the town was home to about 5,000 residents. They were all looking to strike gold and make it rich during the great American Gold Rush.

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Haunted Highway 5

Prom night is a magical night in every girls dreams. She gets a beautiful gown, shoes, hair and makeup. She gets to look like royalty, and for many girls, get treated like royalty. Some ride in a rented limousine. Others rode in their boyfriend’s sporty car. It’s a night that will last forever, in their memories.


In Lynn, Alabama, one girls prom night has become a memory most cannot forget.

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Olive Thomas: The Star of Haunted Broadway

The New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City sits between 7th and 8th Avenue, just off Times Square, and is the star of haunted Broadway. This 11-story building was designed by architects Henry Hertz and Hugh Tallant, and was instantly dubbed “House Beautiful.” The building opened in 1903, and originally contained two theaters, offices, several lounges and a lobby. It also features a spectacular ghost. Olive Thomas, a model and actress in the 1910’s enjoys a bit of mischief and fun, and is known to be, by far, the most active ghost on Broadway.

Olive Thomas
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The Haunting of Myrtles Plantation

Myrtles Plantation is currently a Bed and Breakfast located in St. Francisville, Louisiana. Build in 1796 by General David Bradford “Whiskey Dave,” when he fled the United States to avoid arrest and imprisonment for his role in the Pennsylvania Whiskey Rebellion. At that time, this part of Louisiana was a Spanish Colony, and Bradford obtained a land grant of 650 acres to begin a new life.

In 1799, Bradford was pardoned by President John Adams, and he promptly moved his wife Elizabeth and their five children into the plantation with him. He died in 1808, and Elizabeth continued to run the plantation until 1817, when she handed management over to Judge Clarke Woodruff, one of Bradford’s former law students, and the husband of his daughter, Sara Mathilda.

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