The Buckner Building stands in Whittier, Alaska—the gateway to Prince William Sound—as a relic to a forgotten past. It is tucked away in the hidden port town of Whittier, a town that can only be accessed by boat, plane, or through a single train tunnel that moonlights as a passage way for big rigs, and automobiles. The bay area that surrounds Whittier is solely deep-water ports … [Read more...] about The Beleaguered Buckner Building of Whittier, Alaska
ghost
The Gruesome History of the State Hospital in Salem, OR
Built in the 1800s, the Oregon State Hospital has a reportedly insidious past that went on for years. Once an insane asylum, it is said that terrible malpractice occurred within its walls and that it had a secret tunnel that connected the buildings which shrouded these terrible experiments that were rumored to have been conducted on its patients. Today, part of the hospital has … [Read more...] about The Gruesome History of the State Hospital in Salem, OR
The Haunted Heceta Head Lighthouse of Florence, OR
Heceta Head Lighthouse in Florence, Oregon In a PBS special called Legendary Lighthouses, the Heceta Head Lighthouse is referred to as a haunted lighthouse—stating that nearly everyone who has stayed at the lighthouse since the 1950s has experienced paranormal activity. These experiences include things like disembodied screams, items moving or disappear and the reappearing … [Read more...] about The Haunted Heceta Head Lighthouse of Florence, OR
The Ghost Soldier of Battery Russel, Fort Stevens in Astoria, OR
In the Historic Fort Stevens State Park, you can probably expect to run into the ghost of a soldier who patrols the area at night with a flashlight. There have been so many stories recounting the encounters that witnesses have had with this fallen soldier, who, when approached ends up disappearing into thin air. The History of Battery Russel in Fort Stevens It doesn’t … [Read more...] about The Ghost Soldier of Battery Russel, Fort Stevens in Astoria, OR
The Ghost of McMenamin’s Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, Oregon
Photography by Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives Other than perhaps the Shanghai Tunnels in Portland, Oregon—the Grand Lodge located in Forest Grove, Oregon is known as one of the most haunted places in the state. History of the McMenamin's Grand Lodge The Grand Lodge sits on approximately thirteen acres of park-like land, which has an old school brick lodge … [Read more...] about The Ghost of McMenamin’s Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, Oregon