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In 1881 Colonel James Wither Sloss built the furnaces that would later become known as the ‘City Furnaces.’ In the late 1920’s after extensive remodeling the furnaces boasted employment of around 500 people. During that time 400 tons of pig iron were produced daily. In 1971 the furnace ceased production and closed its doors.
In 1981 the Sloss Furnace became one of the first industrial sites to be preserved for public use, and was put on the list as a National Historical Landmark. Today, it also serves as a museum of industry, has a metal arts program, and has earned its place as one of America’s Most Haunted Places.
What is the cause of the hauntings at this site? Many believe the site is haunted by a former sadistic foreman James ‘Slag’ Wormwood. He was foreman to about 150 workers. On his watch, 47 men lost their lives on the job and many others were injured due to accidents. James Wormwood also lost his life on the job. He feel into a pool of melted iron ore after loosing his footing. There was speculation that one of the workers may have pushed him, but nothing could ever be proven. A total of 60 men lost their lives at the furnace while working.
After his death and accident many workers reported feeling a sense of evil in the furnaces. Strange noises, foot steps, and voices have all been heard. A night watchman in the 1920’s claims to have encountered Slag. While on his watch he was pushed hard from behind and heard a voice telling him ‘Get back to work!’. He searched the grounds but never did find the source of the voice.
In 1947 another strange event occurred. Three supervisors were touring the facility when their guide turned to them to point something out he discovered that they were gone. A frantic search found them unconscious and locked in a boiler room. Strangely enough none of the men could remember how they had gotten there, but all agreed that a badly burned man yelling ‘push some steel!’ was the one who put them there. To date over 100 suspected reports of paranormal activity have been recorded in Birmingham police records.
Denise Russell took this photo of her grandmother in 1997. Her granny lived independently into her 90’s, and during a family picnic just before her death, Denise snapped this picture. No one noticed the man standing behind her grandmother for over three years, but when they finally noticed him they recognized him to be none other than Denise’s grandfather, who had been dead since 1984.
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St Mark’s Episcopal Church, Cheyenne: A Bell Tower For A Spirit
This church dates back to the year of 1868 and the work on the bell tower started in 1886, but was not continued until 1926. It seems that the two Swedish stonemasons who were working on the bell tower mysteriously disappeared. Construction halted many a time because it seemed that a spirit kept interrupting the workers when they were hard at work. This was at the point in which the construction crew decided that it would probably be a good idea to build a room for the spirit so that it may leave them in peace. It was agreed upon by the reverend. The room is still accessible, but you must take the basement down a flight of an 85 foot spiral staircase. Good luck with that. Who was the ghost? It was confessed by one of the stonemasons in 1966 that his friend who had been working with him in 1886 had fallen to his death. The remaining stonemason believing that he might be accused of murder panicked and put his friend’s body in an open part of the foundation. So, the stonemason is encased somewhere in there, but at least he has his own room.
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Paranormal Activity Haunts the Santa Cruz Mountains
The Santa Cruz mountains of central California are a hotbed of paranormal activity.
According to numerous reports, these thickly-forested mountains are filled with haunted mansions, secret extraterrestrial bases, hidden bigfoot tribes, and mysterious gravitational vortexes.
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Found this little beauty on Reddit~ A hotel investigates screaming and banging coming from an empty room. Security rushes over and enters. You can HEAR the screaming and even as he opens the door… a figure… walks out…
Is this real? You be the judge.
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Bhoot -
An Indian ghost, a bhoot is the spirit of a person who did not receive a proper burial or died a violent death. They are able to take the form of any animal but they usually prefer their true human form. Since the ground is considered sacred in India bhoots refuse to touch it and usually float above the ground. The most obvious trait of a bhoot is the fact that their feet are backwards. They also cast no shadow and speak in a nasal tone. Like other ghosts it is possible for a bhoot to haunt a house or location but it is also said that they haunt particular trees while wearing all white clothing.
Bhoots are often seen as malicious spirits. They will seek out milk and hide themselves in it. When the milk is drunk by a living human the bhoot possesses the person. Another type of bhoot is a churial. These are the spirits of women who died during childbirth. They wait at crossroads and lure young men to their deaths.
It is impossible to kill or destroy a bhoot. It is possible to repel or ward them off using a variety of different methods; these include using iron or steel to frighten them off, the scent of burnt turmeric, invoking the name of a holy figure to repel them or sprinkling earth on yourself. It is also impossible to exorcise a bhoot, the only ritual that can get rid of them is one that promises to give the bhoot a proper burial and that you will do whatever it wants. The haunting only stops when it gets whatever it is after.
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The Crossroads -
The crossroads is usually seen as a “no-man’s land” which makes it the perfect spot to perform a ritual, spell or to make a makeshift altar. It is seen as the place between worlds where the boundaries between our world and others is the thinnest, which is why it is so common for supernatural happenings to occur at a crossroads.
In voodoo and hoodoo spiritualism it is possible to achieve great skill in a task by performing a ritual at a crossroads. It’s said that a man dressed in black will appear and grant you the desired skill you wished for.
The black man is known as Papa Legbra who is a loa. A loa is like an angel but unlike angels they have to be served, not just prayed to, and they usually come with a price. In some stories Papa Legbra will lead humans into temptation but in all tales he is very aggressive when angered. He is usually appears as an old man dressed in black and wearing a wide brimmed hat. He is known to keep dogs and they are sacred to him.
In European folklore people who committed murder or suicide were buried at the crossroads to prevent them from returning from the grave.
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