The bawdy Olympic Club opened in 1908 as a "gentleman's resort," and had a barber shop, shoeshine stand, cafe, bar, card room, pool room and cigar counter. The elegant trappings were meant to coax loggers and miners to leave their week's salary behind. And they often did. Next door, what began as the Oxford Hotel and New Tourist Bar was built in 1913 for railroad travelers. The hotel became especially noteworthy when in 1921 the train-robbing bandit Roy Gardner was captured in the hotel after escaping from federal guards days earlier and riding to Centralia on the cowcatcher of a slow-moving train. Jack Sciutto, the Olympic Club's original proprietor was crowned "King of Bootleggers".

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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 this Issue:In this Issue:In this Issue:In this Issue:

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

Washington State History………………..…….5

Centralia, WA History.…….………....…….….7

McMenamins Olympic Club History…….….…9

Paranormal Investigation Report………….…...11

Paranormal History Report……………….… ...12

About PIHA’s Historic Haunting of Washington State Program………….13

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 aterialR eference M aterialR eference M aterialR 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 Centralia Washington

In pioneer days, Centralia was the halfway stopover point for stagecoaches operating between the Columbia River and Seattle. In 1850, J. G. Cochran, coming from Missouri with a young African-American slave named George Washington, filed a donation land claim on the townsite. Later, Cochran freed his slave, adopted him as a son, and in 1852 sold him his claim for $6,000. The new owner built a home and filed a plat for the town of Centerville, offering lots for $10 each, with one lot free to buyers who built houses. Centralia was officially incorporated on February 3, 1886.

In 1891, the population, over 1,000, found its mail confused with that of another Centerville in the state, and the name of the town was changed to Centralia. (Washington - A guide to the

Evergreen State, WPA American Guide Series, Washington State Historical Society, 1941). The city was the site of the infamous Centralia Massacre in 1919.

The 1940 population of Centralia was 7,414.

Notable natives of Centralia include Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Lyle Overbay, cable television and early mobile phone entrepreneur Craig McCaw, CFL offensive lineman Calvin Armstrong, modern dancer Merce Cunningham, video game designer and programmer Soren Johnson, Stanford quarterback Tavita Pritchard, and former MLB outfielder Bob Coluccio. Metropolitan Opera soprano Angela Meade is from Centralia.

Longtime NBA player Detlef Schrempf attended Centralia High School as an exchange student from the former West Germany (1980–1981), starring in basketball.

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The History of McMenamins Olympic Club

The bawdy Olympic Club opened in 1908 as a "gentleman's resort," and had a barber shop, shoeshine stand, cafe, bar, card room, pool room and cigar counter, complemented by urbane furnishings such as Belgian crystal and Tiffany lamps. The elegant trappings were meant to coax loggers and miners to leave their week's salary behind. And they often did. Jack Sciutto, the Olympic Club's original proprietor was crowned "King of Bootleggers". Next door, what began as the Oxford Hotel and New Tourist Bar was built in 1913 for railroad travelers. The hotel became especially noteworthy when in 1921 the train-robbing bandit Roy Gardner was re-captured in the hotel after escaping from federal guards days earlier and riding to Centralia on the cowcatcher of a slow-moving train. He arrived in Centralia, Washington, where he was almost recognized by Jack Scuitto at the Olympic Club. Roy plastered his face with bandages to hide his identity, leaving one eye slit. Gardner told the Oxford Hotel staff that he had been severely burned in an industrial accident near Tacoma. Proprietor Gertrude Howell and Officer Louis Sonney became suspicious of the bandaged man, and when he saw a firearm in Gardner's hotel room, he accused him of being the "Smiling Bandit". Gardner fought back, but was arrested and a doctor removed the bandages to show that he was indeed the notorious train robber. This time Gardner, who was sentenced to another 25 years, was heavily ironed, and finally brought to McNeil Island. Today, the Olympic Club Hotel is a historic hotel owned by McMenamins Pubs & Breweries in Centralia, Washington. After acquiring the property in 1997, McMenamins changed the name to reflect the new ownership. The hotel features 27 European-style guest rooms and a brewpub movie theatre.

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The PIHA Grey Team’s Paranormal Investigation

On January 10

th, 2010 the PIHA Grey Team accomplished a paranormal investigation of McMenamins Olympic

Club Hotel and Restaurant and came away with some interesting results indicating that possible paranormal

activity does exist in the Oly Club. These are the results of that investigation.

The Grey Team began their investigation at 1:30 AM in the Oly Club. As is the usual practice, the team first did a

scan of the area to be investigated. The used 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. Nothing of any significance was discovered.

Next, the Grey Team set up their IR (Infrared) camcorders to video tape any shadows or strange movement that

may take place during their EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena). 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 the team member to hear and voices or noises that cannot be heard 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.

The theater: 2:30 AM - Someone said "Hey" during EVP session in the Theater area

4:00 AM - Strange noise is recorded on the parabolic dish

The main dining area: 1:30 AM - Heavy breathing in the main dining area while Melanie (Guest Client) was using digital recorder.

1:40 AM – In the Loft Dining area, Vaughn ask for presence to knock twice and two knocks are heard by all

present.

The bar (above the basement) 2:45 AM - During EVP session in the bar area above the basement, Melanie captured heavy breathing again.

The basement:

2:00 AM - Heavy breathing in the basement while Melanie (Guest Client) was using digital recorder.

Hotel Room #15 3:00 AM - When Mathew (Guest Client) asked for something to make its presence known we heard a faint knock.

When Mathew asked for another knock a very loud knock is heard by everyone in the room.

3:30 AM - A very faint voice is obtained on the Parabolic Dish Recorder. No one present heard the whisper.

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The History of Paranormal Activity

A ghost nicknamed 'Elmer' has been seen standing by the cast iron stove. It is thought that this ghost could be of Louis Galba who had rented a room at the hotel formerly on this site. The hotel burned in 1908, and Louis jumped to the ground from his second story room. He died a few months later of his injuries. Room #15 has had a lot of strange sounds and temperature changes reported. Candles mysteriously lit Rearranged chairs in basement Falling ax Music drowned out by mysterious tune A man's laughter has been hears echoing in the building

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Website: www.PIHAUSA.com