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Haunted museums and historical sites of Washington StateTRANSCRIPT
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Vaughn Hubbard, Case Manager/Founder
Debbie Knapp, Lead Investigator/Co-owner
Kathy Gavin, Senior Investigator
Julie De Stefano, Senior Investigator
and EVP Specialist
Dave from www.SilentVoices.info
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements……………………….……....3
Introduction………………………….…………...4
Table of Contents…………….…………………..5
The History of Washington State…………….…9
Chapter I Chapter I Chapter I Chapter I –––– W estern W ashington W estern W ashington W estern W ashington W estern W ashington
The History of Western Washington….……12
Centralia History
The History of Centralia Washington…...…15
McMenamins Olympic Club……………..17
The Aerie Ballroom…………….……..…..22
Chehalis History
The History of Chehalis Washington…....…26
Lewis County Historical Museum……….28
Snohomish History
The History of Snohomish Washington…...34
The Cabbage Patch Restaurant…….…...38
Moclips History
The History of Moclips Washington…….....42
Museum of the North Beach………..……44
Wellington History
The Wellington Historical Site…….….....49
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Georgetown History
The History of Georgetown………..……….57
Carleton Avenue Grocery…………..….…60
Calamity Jane’s Restaurant & Bar………65
Helle Skin Sanctuary and Salon…...…..…70
Olympia History
The History of Olympia……………………..73
Capitol Theater………………………….…76
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The History of the Olympic Peninsula…...….82
Port Gamble History
The History of Port Gamble Washington…...85
The Port Gamble Theatre ………….....…..91
The Port Gamble Museum……….…...…..92
The Walker/Ames House…………...….….93
The Doctor’s House (House #7)………...…95
Port Townsend History
The History of Port Townsend Washington...96
The Jefferson County Historical Museum..98
The Palace Hotel……………….………..….106
The Point Wilson Lighthouse……….....…..113
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Port Angeles History
The History of Port Angeles Washington….121
The Museum at the Carnegie…………….124
The Port Angeles Underground………….131
The Family Shoe Store……………………136
Michaels Seafood and Steakhouse……….141
Chapter III Chapter III Chapter III Chapter III –––– E astern W ashington H istory E astern W ashington H istory E astern W ashington H istory E astern W ashington H istory
The History of Eastern Washington…..……146
Roslyn History
The History of Roslyn Washington………..150
The 2R Bar and Bistro………………...…154
Yakima History
The History of Yakima Washington……….159
The Capitol Theatre…….……………...…162
The Yakima Depot Restaurant & Lounge167
The History and Theory of Ghost and Demons…173
About PIHA………………………......……...…….175
The Goals of PIHA……………………...…………..176
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Chapter IChapter IChapter IChapter I ThThThThe He He He H istory istory istory istory of of of of W estern W ashingtonW estern W ashingtonW estern W ashingtonW estern W ashington
Washington's founder, the black pioneer George Washington
Bush and his Caucasian wife, Isabella James Bush, from
Missouri and Tennessee, respectively, led four white families
into the territory and settled New Market, now known as
Tumwater, Washington, in 1846. They settled in Washington
to avoid Oregon's racist settlement laws. After them, many
more settlers, migrating overland along the Oregon Trail,
wandered north to settle in the Puget Sound area.
In 1852, people from all over what was to become Washington
state gathered in Monticello (now Longview) to draft a
memorandum to Congress. The memorandum expressed their
desire to be granted statehood under the name of Columbia.
Washington became the 42nd
state in the United States on
November 11, 1889.
The heavy rainfall to the west of the Cascade Range produced
dense forests, and the ports along Puget Sound prospered from
the manufacturing and shipping of lumber products,
particularly the Douglas-fir. Other industries that developed in
the portion of the state include fishing, salmon canning and
mining.
Today, Western Washington is world renowned for its timber
and fishing industries. The residents and visitors to Washington
also enjoy a variety of recreational opportunities found in very
few places in America. People enjoy the outdoors by hunting
and fishing, hiking and snow skiing, boating and biking.
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The Lewis County Historical Museum
The Lewis County Historical Museum is housed in the historic,
1912 turn of the century, Northern Pacific Railway Depot. The
Northern Pacific Railroad (NP) reached the Chehalis River in
1872 from Kalama on the Columbia and the line reached
Tacoma the following year. Today it is operated by the Lewis
County Historical Society; it is dedicated to preserving the
history and heritage of Lewis County, Washington.
The Northern Pacific Railroad (NP) reached the Chehalis River
in 1872 from Kalama on the Columbia and the line reached
Tacoma the following year. Regular service between the river
and Tacoma began in January 1874. Just four months later, as
many as 30 people per day were getting off at stations between
the Columbia and the Sound.
The Chehalis Western purchased trackage from Milwaukee
Road on a portion from Chehalis to Raymond line in 1936 and
operated it as non-common carrier Chehalis Western Railroad.
The line bought was 18 miles from Chehalis to Dryad. This
line was not needed any more by the Milwaukee Road as it
operated over a nearby Northern Pacific branch line. The
Chehalis Western used only the first nine miles of this trackage
from Chehalis to Ruth. A new line was built south from Ruth
to Camp McDonald to where timber was ready to be cut. The
logs would be taken from Camp McDonald to a log dump at
South Bay near Olympia.
The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Association was formed in
1986 as a nonprofit corporation. The founders were a group of
local citizens whose goal was to restore a 1916 logging
locomotive. Early the following year, the restoration was begun
and over the next two years, several railroad cars were
acquired. With restoration completed, scheduled operations
began in the summer of 1989 over a section of former
Milwaukee Road track in the Chehalis-Centralia area.
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The Paranormal Investigation
On October 16th
, 2010 the PIHA Grey Team scheduled
paranormal investigations at selected sites in the historic
community of Georgetown and came away with some
interesting results indicating that possible paranormal activity
does exist. These are the results of one of those investigations.
The PIHA Grey Team began their investigation at 8:00 PM at
the Carleton Avenue Grocery with PIHA Lead Investigator,
Debbie Knapp. The Grey Team was also joined by Allan
Philips and La Dele Sines, owners of the Carleton Avenue
Grocery and Georgetown resident Jordan.
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PIHA Paranormal Investigation
This paranormal investigation yielded some fascinating
evidence of paranormal activity throughout the entire evening.
At 8:00 PM the Grey Team began their investigation in the
grocery store area located on the main floor of the building to
begin EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena) session in that area
of the building. An EVP session is when a series of questions
are asked and recording devices such as digital recorders and
the PIHA parabolic dish are set to record any noises or verbal
responses.
Right at the start, a male voice was recorded on the parabolic
dish. Then Dave talks about a photograph that has the image of
a woman showing up on the glass doors. Just then, a female
voice is recorded on the parabolic dish.
The team then moved down to the basement to begin another
EVP session. Earlier, guest investigator Russ Wells, saw what
appeared to be a male figure in this area. Just as Dave begins
his EVP session everyone present hears what sounds like a
whistle type noise. As the EVP continues, guest investigator,
Sandy Wells, feels something touch her shoulder. Then Sandy
feels a strange presence standing next to her. Right after that,
guest clients La Dele and Jordan feel a cold sensation all
around them. Then a female sounding voice is heard by
everyone present and recorded on the parabolic dish.
The team then moved up to the second floor living quarters
area to begin their final investigation and EVP session. Even
though there were many stories of activity and personal
experiences in this part of the building, nothing was actually
recorded as evidence of possible paranormal activity.
The PIHA Grey Team has certified that the historic Carleton
Avenue Grocery is haunted.
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The History of Paranormal Activity
The Point Wilson Lighthouse Station has a long and
documented history of paranormal activity. This historic site
has been investigated by other paranormal groups for years and
most have stories to tell.
Maybe it’s because of the location, the many shipwrecks and
lost lives that have occurred, or the past residents that once
occupied the facility. No one really knows for sure why these
phenomena exist; all they know is that it does!
Visitors and residents report a variety of phenomena from
feelings of dread to seeing full bodied apparitions. There are
also stories of being touched by an unseen source, hearing
voices coming from no where, shadows and mist that can’t be
explained. And the reports just keep coming and the stories are
still being told.
Coast Guard wives stationed at Point Wilson Lighthouse have
reported a shadow of a woman has been seen and heard in the
keeper's quarters. Many a time a movement out of the corner of
the eye has been seen, and when the wife would turn, there was
nothing there but a fleeting shadow. Footsteps would often be
heard leaving the room as the wife would turn to look. The
woman is apparently a little on the nosy side, as evidenced by
hearing someone rummaging in the bathroom cabinet, but of
course no one else was in the house.
Who is this woman in a long gown that has also been seen
wandering the grounds and going up into the lighthouse? No
one seems to know for sure, but it is felt it could be the spirit of
a woman whose daughter was lost in one of the numerous
shipwrecks around Puget Sound. On one occasion, a mantle
full of birthday cards was swept clean, all of them scattered on
the floor. Perhaps it was the anniversary of the daughter's
birthday. The neighbors have also heard the sounds of
rummaging coming from the upstairs, even going so far as to
call over and ask if anyone was there.
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Strangely enough, most of the men that were stationed at the
light have never seen or heard anything, with one exception. A
visitor staying there and sleeping on the couch, and awoke with
the feeling someone or something was smothering him. He sat
up, clutching his throat and gasping for breath, and saw a
figure of a woman in the kitchen. As he got up to see if she was
the one who'd attacked him, she vanished.
After speaking with several people it appears that the sightings
have been in the light keeper’s house, not the lighthouse. David
M Littlefiend, the first lightkeeper of the Point Wilson Light,
was married to Maria Hastings on July 5th, 1869. They lost a
child who some believe drowned while they lived at the
lighthouse. It is believed by some that Maria is the women
who return looking for her child.
Another story told is about the spirit of a male that was
reported by a former resident of the duplex. Dot Ross (Coast
Guard Auxiliary) was giving a tour of the Point Wilson
Lighthouse when one of the visitors told Dot that she had lived
with her parents in the duplex in the 1950's. She told Dot that a
male spirit had made his presence visible to her and told her
that he never wanted to leave the lighthouse area. During
PIHA's investigation, Coast Guard Auxiliary member, Clyde
Snyder, felt the presence of someone and was documenting
some very high readings from his K-II (EVP) meter. Clyde
believes that this presence could have been the spirit of that
man.
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The History of Yakima Washington
The Yakama people were the first known inhabitants of the
Yakima Valley. The area tribes used this area, on the banks of
the Yakima River, as their wintering spot for generations. This
was the traditional hunting and gathering grounds of the
region's tribes, known collectively as the Peoples of the
Plateau. They fished the abundant salmon and steelhead. They
gathered roots and berries on the nearby mountain slopes. The
fertile grasslands attracted game and waterfowl.
In 1805 the Lewis and Clark Expedition came to the area and
discovered abundant wildlife and rich soil, prompting the
settlement of homesteaders.
The arrival of settlers and their conflicts with the natives
resulted in the Yakama Indian War of 1855. The U.S. Army
established Fort Simcoe in 1856 near present-day Toppenish as
a response to the uprising. The Yakamas were defeated and
relocated to the Yakama Indian Reservation. A small village
near Ahtanum Creek, which came to be known as Yakima
City, emerged in the 1860s, serving the valley's scattered
ranchers. The pioneering F. Mortimer Thorp (1822-1894)
family arrived in the Moxee Valley, just outside the present-
day city, in 1861.
His son, Leonard Thorp, later described what they found:
"At that time, the bottom lands were covered with a dense
growth of rye grass twelve feet high in many places, while a
luxuriant carpet of nutritious bunch grass made the sage brush
hills a veritable paradise to cattle and horses. Within five
minutes after turning loose the animals, they would be
completely lost sight of in the tall grass and could be found
only by trailing. Fortunately, the Indians were disposed to be
friendly and except for the occasional theft of an animal, never
seriously troubled the early settlers.
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