For over 80 years and (4) generations, the Thompson family has operated a shoe store on the

ground floor. Previous to our ownership, there have been many occupants including the

Sheriffs Department, the Auditors Office, a mercantile store a fish market. The second floor

has been restored and is open to the public as a historic landmark. Originally, "The

Portland Rooms" later changed to "The Essen Rooms was one of at least seven Front Street

brothels until forced to close in 1942.

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Welcome to PIHA’s Historic Haunting of Washington State Magazine

On behalf of the volunteer paranormal investigators of PIHA, I invite you to experience

Washington State’s amazing historical sites and museums like never before. PIHA has

created a program unlike any other in Washington State. Through our process of

networking with local historical societies, museums and registered historical sites, PIHA

hopes to help educate the public of our state’s exciting history and the process and

technology utilized in today’s paranormal investigations.

PIHA was created with two goals in mind:

1. PIHA hopes to bring our history to life by attempting to obtain significant evidence

of these strange occurrences. Utilizing the latest in today’s electronic technology

and dedicated paranormal investigators, we are accomplishing this objective.

2. PIHA wants to stimulate additional interest in our residents and visitors to

Washington State’s fascinating history. We want to encourage individuals, families,

schools and community organizations to visit these (and other) historical locations

for a better understanding of our state’s history and the people who made it.

PIHA is not out to prove or disprove the existence of possible paranormal activity, but to

publish any significant evidence collected at an investigation and let each individual decided

for himself what to believe or not to believe.

Wherever your travels in Washington take you, best wishes for a “Trip to the

Extraordinary”.

For additional information about PIHA, visit our website at www.pihausa.com

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In th is Issue:In th is Issue:In th is Issue:In th is Issue:

Welcome to PIHA’s Historic Haunting of Washington State Magazine…..2

Washington State History………….……..……….5

The Olympic Peninsula History…………………..7

Port Angeles History.…….………………….…….9

The Family Shoe Store History…………..………11

Paranormal Investigation Report………………...13

Paranormal History Report…………………...…..14

About PIHA’s Historic Haunting of Washington State Program………….15

Contact PIH A :Contact PIH A :Contact PIH A :Contact PIH A :

PIHA (Paranormal Investigations of Historic America) Address: 16755 Wales Street SE

City, State, Zip: Monroe, WA 98272

Phone: 360.799.4138

Email: Info@pihausa.com

Website: WWW.PIHAUSA.COM

Vaughn Hubbard: Case Manager/Historian

Debbie Knapp: Lead Investigator/Historian

Kathy Gavin: Lead Investigator

Christian Wells: Investigator

PIH A M agazine Publisher:PIH A M agazine Publisher:PIH A M agazine Publisher:PIH A M agazine Publisher:

Publisher………………...…..….Historic Haunting

Chief Publisher…………..……..Vaughn Hubbard

Program Manager:………….…..Debbie Knapp

Marketing Manager:………….....Kathy Gavin

Graphic Designer:…………...…..Christian Wells

R eference M aterial:R eference M aterial:R eference M aterial:R eference M aterial:

We wish to acknowledge the HistoryLink for allowing PIHA to use their published historical

research information as reference material. To read about the history of Washington State

visit the HistoryLink website at: WWW.HISTORYLINK.ORG

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Washington State History

The State of Washington occupies the far northwest corner of the contiguous 48 United States. It occupies

66,582 square miles (176,600 square kilometers) between the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Idaho

border at 117 degrees longitude. Washington borders Canada on the north along

the 49th parallel and Oregon on the south along the Columbia River and 46th

parallel. Great Britain and the United States jointly occupied the region between

1818 and 1846, when Britain ceded the Pacific Northwest below the 49th parallel to

the U.S. In 1848 the U.S. created Oregon Territory, including the future states of

Oregon, Washington, and Idaho and a portion of Montana. Washington Territory

(including Idaho and western Montana until 1863) was separated from Oregon on March 2, 1853, and

gained statehood on November 11, 1889.

The federal government created Oregon Territory on August 14, 1848. The area of the new jurisdiction

included the present-day states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and western Montana. The discovery of gold

in California in 1848 triggered a large westward migration, and settlement of Oregon Territory was

promoted by passage of the Donation Land Claims Act of 1850, which granted 160 acres to any U.S. citizen

who agreed to occupy his or her land for five years.

On August 29, 1851, 27 male settlers met at Cowlitz Landing (south of present-day Olympia) to petition

Congress for a separate “Columbia Territory” covering the area between the Columbia River and 49th

parallel. The petition was reaffirmed by 44 delegates who met in Monticello on November 25, 1852.

Congress approved the new territory on February 10, 1853, but changed its name to “Washington.”

President Millard Fillmore signed the bill on March 2, 1853, and Olympia was named the Territorial

Capital and has remained the capital of both Washington Territory and State since 1853. President

Franklyn Pierce named Isaac I. Stevens as the first governor of an area that included northern Idaho and

western Montana until President Abraham Lincoln established Idaho Territory on March 4, 1863.

Washington’s non-Indian population grew steadily to more than 300,000 over the following

decades. Its residents began petitioning for statehood in 1881, and Washington was admitted

to the Union on November 11, 1889, with the signature of President Benjamin Harrison.

Thirty federally recognized sovereign Indian tribes and reservations occupy substantial

areas in Washington, and there are an additional seven unrecognized but culturally distinct

tribes. Native American Indian tribes have occupied this area; now know as Washington State

for over 10,000 years and have a rich history in culture and survival. By the 1850s, when the first Euro

American settlers arrived at Alki Point and along the Duwamish

River, diseases had already taken a devastating toll on native

peoples and their cultures. During the 80 year period from the

1770s to 1850, smallpox, measles, influenza, and other diseases had killed an

estimated 28,000 Native Americans in Western Washington, leaving about

9,000 survivors. Historian Robert Boyd conducted extensive research on the

effect of European diseases on Northwest coast Indians. In his book, The

Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence, he states that the 1775 Spanish expedition

led by Bruno Hezeta, commander of the Santiago and Juan Fracisco de la Bodega &

Quadra, commander of the Sonora was the most likely carrier.

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The History of the Olympic Peninsula

Captain George Vancouver’s expedition left England in 1791 in the ships

Discovery and Chatham to explore the Northwest Coast of North America.

Vancouver sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, explored the South

Pacific, and wintered in the Hawaiian Islands, before reaching the

Northwest Coast in April 1792.

Captain Robert Gray, born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, in 1755, was on his

second fur trading voyage to the Northwest. Two days before encountering

Gray, Vancouver sailed past the mouth of the Columbia. Like Gray, he

noted signs indicating a river f lowing into the ocean.

However, Vancouver relied on the reports of an English captain named John

Meares, who investigated the purported river mouth in 1788 and concluded

decisively (though wrongly) that no such river existed.

By April 1792, Vancouver’s expedition had entered the Strait of Juan de

Fuca and commenced his exploration of Puget Sound and making maps of

the regions he explored. Vancouver named the features he encountered for his friends,

patrons, crewmembers, and even his ships. He named every island, mountain, waterway,

and point of land in sight -- 75 in all.

After leaving the river, Gray continued trading north up the coast. In late June, his ship,

Columbia, was damaged in a storm, and he spent a month at Nootka on

Vancouver Island, repairing it. Vancouver also visited Nootka, saw Gray's

chart, and recognized his error. In October 1792, Vancouver sent William

Broughton in the Chatham, with a copy of Gray's chart, to explore the

Columbia River. Broughton sailed farther up the river than Gray had,

charting and naming many features along the way. Broughton named a

point Vancouver located on the north shore of the lower Columbia in honor

of his commander.

The Olympic Peninsula is one of the most beautiful and diverse regions in the country. With

its tall timber, abundant wildlife and vast water resources it’s no wonder that the early

settlers chose this location to start a new life. The communities of the Olympic Peninsula are

as diverse as its weather. Some depend on the lumber industry and others on the fishing

industry while still other communities have become national Historic Sites depending on

tourism. The Olympic Rainforest can get 12 feet of rain a year where as Sequim, only 100

miles away receives less than 15” of rainfall annually. But they all have one thing in

common; most of these communities have a history of paranormal activity and lots of ghost

stories to tell.

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The History of Port Angeles Washington

Port Angeles, the county seat of Clallam County since 1890, is built on the site of two major

Klallam villages, I'e'nis and Tse-whit-zen, on the north shore of the Olympic Peninsula.

The first non-Indians reached the villages in 1791. Spanish naval vessels San Carlos and the

Santa Saturnina, on an exploring expedition headed by Francisco de Eliza, entered the deep

harbor that Eliza named Puerto de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles.

British Royal Navy Captain George Vancouver (1757-1798) followed the Spanish a year

later.

The first American settlers at Port Angeles were Angus Johnson, Alexander Sampson, Rufus

Holmes and William Winsor, although accounts differ as to who arrived first and whether

that first arrival came in 1856 or 1857. None brought families -- Sampson was separated

from his wife and the others were bachelors.

A handful of additional settlers arrived over the next few years. In 1859 several of the newer

arrivals joined with Sampson, Holmes, and Winsor to form the Cherbourg Land Company

to plat a town site and sell lots, despite the fact that by law their donation land claims were

only for settlement, not re-sale.

Victor Smith, his wife Caroline, and their four children moved to Port Angeles, apparently

the first non-Indian family to settle there. Numerous relatives came with them. Samuel

Stork, married to one of Victor Smith's sisters, established a trading post at Port Angeles in

1861 along with Smith's brother Henry. Victor's father, George Smith, served as keeper at

Tatoosh Lighthouse off Cape Flattery and became the first keeper of the Ediz Hook

lighthouse when it opened in 1865.

Not until the mid 1880s -- a boom time throughout Washington Territory -- did Port Angeles

see permanent commercial development. In 1883 and 1884 Eben Gay Morse built a hotel

and his son-in-law David W. Morse, who had taken over Stork's trading post, expanded it

into the first general store. David Morse also built the first wharf, at the location of the

current ferry pier. These developments began attracting newcomers to build homes nearby.

On July 4, 1890, local residents begin settling illegally on a federal reserve that occupies

much of the land that will soon become downtown Port Angeles. The 3,520-acre reservation

has been largely off limits for development since Port Angeles was founded 28 years earlier

as a "national city" by the federal government. "Jumping the Reserve" soon gets the

government's attention and the squatters are eventually allowed to stake legal claim to their

lots.

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The History of the Family Shoe Store

Built in 1913, the Family Shoe Store Building is the oldest building in downtown Port

Angeles, if not the entire city, with possibly the most colorful and diverse history ever.

For over 80 years and (4) generations, my family has operated a shoe store on the ground

floor. Previous to our ownership, there have been many occupants including the Sheriffs

Department, the Auditors Office, a mercantile store a fish market. The second floor,

originally, "The Portland Rooms" later changed to "The Essen Rooms was one of at least

seven Front Street brothels until forced to close in 1942.

The building originally sat over tide flats and in 1913-1914, the building was raised to meet

street grade. The lot, however, remains at its original elevation. High tides still creep under

the building, which served the bootleggers well during prohibition. Using the cover of night

they ferried liquor across the Strait from Victoria B.C., Canada and maneuvered under the

streets. Then buried the contraband in the tide flats below the building. The proprietor then

exited the building through a trap door in the floor to retrieve the illegal goods.

Inside the Family Shoe Store is a Port Angeles "mini" museum with extensive footwear

displays from an era of Poll Parrot and Red Goose children's shoes. A distortion mirror,

mechanical display and our old fashioned fitting benches. Many Port Angeles old timers

remember sitting between the animal shaped armrests as children and also remember

peering at their feet through the Fluoroscope (modified foot x-ray machine) to see the fit of

their new shoes.

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The PIHA Grey Team’s Paranormal Investigation

On May 22nd

2010 the PIHA Grey Team accomplished a paranormal investigation of the

Museum at the Carnegie and came away with some interesting results indicating that

possible paranormal activity does exist in this historic site. These are the results of that

investigation.

The PIHA Grey Team began their investigation at 12:00 AM with PIHA Lead Investigator,

Debbie Knapp, was assisted by Kevin Thompson owner of the Family Shoe Store, Jackson

Smart, Port Angeles historian and business owner of Jackson's Sign Art Studio and Barbara

Frederick, Executive Director, Port Angeles Downtown Association.

As is the usual practice, the team first completes a scan of the area to be investigated. They

use their EMF (Electromagnetic Field) detectors to locate any abnormal electronic energy

that may exist. A team member also scans for any significant changes in the ambient (room)

temperature.

Next, the Grey Team sets up their IR (Infrared) camcorders to video tape any shadows or

strange movement that may take place during their EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena)

session.

Finally they position the parabolic dish that they use to record any noises or voices that may

or may not be heard by ear. The parabolic dish also has a headset attached allowing an

investigator to hear any voices or noises that cannot be heard naturally by the other

investigators during the EVP session. This has proven to be a valuable tool to validate

anything recorded during the EVP session that would otherwise go unnoticed.

Note: Vaughn was testing his theory at this investigation that there was really no reason to

do a paranormal investigation in the dark. Part of the time throughout the investigation,

Vaughn left all of the lights on in the area being investigated. After reviewing all of the

evidence obtained, Vaughn concluded the there was no discernable difference in the amount

of or type of evidence obtained whether the lights were on or off.

On another unrelated investigation at another location in Seattle, Vaughn scheduled that

investigation to take place on a Sunday morning starting at 8:00 AM and ending at noon.

Again, evidence was obtained of possible paranormal activity.

Vaughn has concluded that if ghost actually exist, they can be seen, heard and felt anytime,

day or night with the lights on or off. The main reason that most paranormal organizations

investigate late at night is that there are fewer people in and around the area or building

being investigated and the same is true for vehicle traffic. All of these factors can

contaminate recordings being made during the actual investigation. Basically, the quieter it

is the better chance we have of recording possible evidence of paranormal activity.

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Results of the PIHA Paranormal Investigation:

12:38 AM - The PIHA Grey Team hears strange sounds but is unable to determine its source

12:41 AM - The parabolic dish records footsteps, then a faint voice, then more footsteps

12:45 AM - Barbara Fredericks (guest client) EMF (Electromagnetic Field Detector) meter

suddenly jumps to a 2.8 reading.

12:46 AM - Debbie hears strange sounds just as Barb's K-II meter jumps to 2.8

12:47 AM - The fully charged, infrared camcorder battery, goes completely dead for no

apparent reason.

12:55 AM – Vaughn had left the area being investigated and while he was gone, a voice is

recorded on the parabolic dish asking "Where's Vaughn" during Dave's EVP session

12:58 AM - Debbie hears blowing type noise in the Main Girls Room

1:03 AM - During Dave’s EVP session in the Main Girls Room a faint male voice recorded

The History of Paranormal Activity

There have been stories of voices, cold breezes, footsteps and aberration images told by

patrons and employees of the Family Shoe Store.

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Website: www.PIHAUSA.com