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
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Urban Legends: The Ghost of Kuhn Theater in Lebanon, Oregon
Kuhn Cinema—a theater that is located in Lebanon, Oregon—was built in 1932 and was a prime spot for watching movies until the late 1980s. The theater, unfortunately, had to close its doors in the eighties. It then sat vacant, abandoned, and unused until the Pitts purchased the property in 2004 and then proceeded to renovate with the goal to reopen. Eventually, when the theater … [Read more...] about Urban Legends: The Ghost of Kuhn Theater in Lebanon, Oregon
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 Remnants of the Harry Flavel House in Astoria, OR
About the House Also built by the Flavel family, the Harry Flavel House, even though it was first considered the Captain George Flavel House, is called such because of the history that followed after Harry Sherman Flavel. This house was originally owned by Captain George Conrad Flavel, then inherited by the captain’s son Harry M. Flavel where he lived with his wife … [Read more...] about The Haunted Remnants of the Harry Flavel House in Astoria, 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