Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Ghold, Ghosts and Ghost Towns
Where's the gold?
Hunt for Lost Dutchman Mine over in Superstition Mountain looming to the east.... Find the cavern lined with gold nuggets, or join the hordes of spirits haunting the hills. After all, someone has to find the mine someday - why not you?
Ghosts
Stand on the corner, looking for shade .. the shades of the lost. (Although anyone who stands out in the sun in Phoenix in mid-May is likely to start seeing things :-)
Sighting Sites
Change ... Most ghost towns in Arizona were mining communities, abandoned when the ore ran out; others were railway depots, cowtowns or farming communities that came on hard times. Few, if any, are haunted; they are merely empty, with only dust and wind haunting their streets.
Sources
Haunted Phoenix
Shadownlands
Hunt for Lost Dutchman Mine over in Superstition Mountain looming to the east.... Find the cavern lined with gold nuggets, or join the hordes of spirits haunting the hills. After all, someone has to find the mine someday - why not you?
Ghosts
Stand on the corner, looking for shade .. the shades of the lost. (Although anyone who stands out in the sun in Phoenix in mid-May is likely to start seeing things :-)
Sighting Sites
- 5th Ave - between Roosevelt and Fillmore: "A 9 year old girl was killed tragically on August 6,1995,by a hit and run driver, who was never located, and brought to justice."
- 19th Avenue & Northern: By the light of the moon, see three tombstones shining.
- 4 Peaks Home Entertainment: in the storage area is said to be haunted by an ex-employee who overdosed.
- Hotel San Carlos - did she fall, was it suicide, or did he push her?
- Other tales; stories; and a walking tour
Change ... Most ghost towns in Arizona were mining communities, abandoned when the ore ran out; others were railway depots, cowtowns or farming communities that came on hard times. Few, if any, are haunted; they are merely empty, with only dust and wind haunting their streets.
Sources
Haunted Phoenix
Shadownlands
