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John Morgan's Victim

John Morgan’s Victim

This event took place about 23 years ago, when I was 11 years old. I lived on Grasslick Road where I just learned about...
Frist House

Frist House

The years of the Civil War wreaked a terrible toll on the citizens of West Virginia and on the slaves who were held captive...
John Brown's Ghost

John Brown’s Ghost

Here, before God, in the presence of these witnesses, I consecrate my life to the destruction of slavery...... John Brown, 1837. Along the streets...
Invisible Family

Invisible Family

When I was younger I lived in my grandfather's old house in West Virginia. I never knew of any strange happenings there and passed...
Insight

Insight

The women on my mother's side have been given a special talent. They are able to sense the unseen, and predict events to come,...
If They Had Told Me

If They Had Told Me

When I lived in Maryland my best friend, David, invited me to his family house in West Virginia. If they would have told me...
I Am Not Cynical Anymore

I Am Not Cynical Anymore

I know this may be hard to believe, and I used to be a non-believer, so to speak, but this honest to goodness, swear...
Foot of My Bed

Foot of My Bed

I am a pretty down to earth person and not afraid of anything really. I do not take drugs, or drink liquor, so I...
Floating Woman

Floating Woman

I walked the trail in Walker, WV (an old railroad track) to see the scenery and exercise each day. One day I was in...
Fence Row Stand-Up Man

Fence Row Stand-Up Man

July 1992. Near midnight. Rural Pocahontas County. Seebert Road. A friend and I, along with a lifeguard from the swimming pool at Watoga State Park,...
Farm House Ghost

Farm House Ghost

I tell this account of a series of experiences my wife and me had a not-so-nice spirit. We had never planned to tell this...
Family Visits

Family Visits

The 29th Street area in Wheeling was at one time nicknamed Germantown due to its high number of people with a Germanic descent. My...