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Von Zuko's Weird n' Spooky Places In an old
saloon on Eureka Street, there is one of the most unusual floor
treatments to be found. On the floor in the center of the saloon, there’s
an intricate painting of a lovely woman. Over the years, the tavern’s
proprietor has carefully and meticulously maintained the painting. As the tale goes, life was difficult and dangerous in the early years
of this old-west mining town. Sickness, injury, and death a well-known
and constant threat. In this story, a miner’s young wife was stricken by "consumption" and while the miner tried to do everything he could think of to help his wife, she slipped into a permanent sleep and died. Incredibly distraught, the miner was known to frequently drink himself into a stupor, and with the understanding sympathy of the saloon owner, painted a portrait of his wife on the barroom floor. As he painted, the miner spoke tenderly of her sweetness, many patrons of the tavern thought it to be almost an incantation, that he had somehow hoped would breathe the life she had lost so young, into the painting. He would drink and paint for days on end, long into the night and well into the next day. On they day he felt the painting was finally complete and reflected his wife’s true beauty, he fell into a deep sleep and never awoke. They buried him the next day in a simple grave next to his beloved wife. To this day, visitors to the saloon insist that on the anniversary of the miner’s death, you can distinctly hear the voices of the couple emanating through the portrait on the floor as they talk tenderly to one other. |
New Orleans, LA:
North America
More Weird n'
Spooky Scotland
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Once
known as the "Richest Square Mile on Earth" Central City was the
largest city in the early years of Colorado's development. Central
City was not only the economic center of Colorado in the 1860s and 1870's,
it was also the cultural center of the territory. Over the years, numerous back-stage visitors have reported being nearly overwhelmed with the strong (but fleeting) odor of alcohol sometimes accompanied by a stout nudge on the shoulder, or their hair being lightly ruffled from behind. While Dougherty seems to be a friendly ghost, the living are always considerably startled when they turn to look and realize that they are alone in the darkened corridor. Other reported occurrences have included strange flickering orbs of light that seem to float across a darkened stage and then vanish into the wings. The distinct sound of footsteps in the balcony, thought to be those of a long departed female patron, and the presence of an occasional cold spot that moves from one corner to the next backstage. Nearly all of these occurrences have been reported when the theater is dark (not in use for performances.)
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Haunted
Campus The Haunted Mine After all of the surface silver and gold had been mined (or simply picked up), the hard and very dangerous work of "hard-rock" mining began. Many a fine man and boy lost his life working in these deep dark shafts. The dangers were many with this back-breaking profession. Cave ins, suffocation, and accidents with tools or explosives all took their toll. In one area mine, the Pozo Shaft, it is said that many mischievous, night-time trespassers (usually acting on an ill-advised dare) have been frightened by faint but eerie yellow lights and the sounds of heavy tools and men working deep in the mine shaft below. What makes this occurrence very interesting indeed, is that the work going on down below ceased over 85 years ago. |
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city is
alive with tourist activity during the warm summer months and has a small
population of permanent residents, the city also has a small group of
vaporous inhabitants as well.
The
Opera House