Haunted Illinois : ghosts and strange phenomena of the prairie state / Troy Taylor.
Edition:
Second edition.
Publisher:
Globe Pequot,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
viii, 172 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-172).
Contents:
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 -- 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 of Lewis and Clark College -- The haunted Ruebel Hotel -- The legend of the Hartford Castle -- The phantom funeral of Fort de Chartes -- 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 --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 -- 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 Sprindale Cemerery -- 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.
Summary:
"The mysterious and often violent history of Illinois has made the state a haven for restless spirits. Explores the supernatural side of the Prairie State, with stories on the horrors of an old slave house, the numerous spirits of Alton's McPike Mansion, the cemetery where the dead walk, the Spring Valley Vampire, the ghosts of the Bartonville Asylum, Chicago's famous Resurrection Mary, and the spirit world of Abraham Lincoln"--Back cover.
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