Haunted Illinois : ghosts and strange phenomena of the Prairie State /: ghosts and strange phenomena of the Prairie State. (2021)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Haunted Illinois : ghosts and strange phenomena of the Prairie State /: ghosts and strange phenomena of the Prairie State. (2021)
- Main Title:
- Haunted Illinois : ghosts and strange phenomena of the Prairie State
- Further Information:
- Note: Troy Taylor.
- Authors:
- Taylor, Troy, 1966-
- 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 notSouthern 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. … (more)
- Edition:
- Second edition
- Publisher Details:
- Place of publication not identified : Globe Pequot
- Publication Date:
- 2021
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (144 pages), (6 illustrations)
- Subjects:
- 133.109773
Haunted places -- Illinois
Ghosts -- Illinois
Folklore -- Illinois
Cemeteries -- Illinois -- Folklore
Ghosts
Haunted places
Illinois - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781493045778
1493045776 - Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
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- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.650260
- Ingest File:
- 07_017.xml