They don’t call it Death Valley because it’s where towns go to die, though that’s not entirely untrue. The desolate stretch of Eastern California and Nevada desert known as Death Valley earned its name from a group of pioneers who presumed that they would perish there in the winter of 1849.In fact, all but one of the travelers made it out alive, but the legend states that one member of the group looked back and claimed “goodbye, Death Valley” as he ascended into the Panamint Mountains, out of the valley. The name stuck.On top of that, the valley is one of...
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Every city, town, parish, community and school has their own paranormal history. Whether they are spirits caught in the Bardo, ancestors checking on their descendents, restless souls attempting to send a message to those on the living side of the veil, or simply toublemakers taking joy in giving living-kind a scare, ghosts have been part of the human tradition from the beginning of time. In this book, we feature a collection of stories from five of America’s most haunted cities: Washington D.C., New Orleans, Chicago, Galveston and Baltimore.
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