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Jerome Grand Hotel, Arizona

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HISTORY

The Jerome Grand hotel was built as “United Verde hospital” in 1926. It was built by “united Verde copper company” which was a mining company when they started their business in the area and felt the need for a hospital which although would be the 4th hospital in the state but with the best of facilities. Many modern equipment were available at the hospital and it was considered one of the most modern hospitals not only in the state but all over the Country. The Otis elevator in the building was first of its kind and it still functions to this day.

The hospital operated till 1950 when residents had already moved to different cities due to non availability of work and hazardous living conditions. After 1950 the hospital would lay abandoned for 44 years and the equipment, furniture and everything else inside stayed in the hospital like something frozen in time.

RENOVATIONS AND REOPENING

The hospital was acquired in 1994 by Larry Altherr from Phelps Dodge Mining Corporation who started the renovations and the Jerome Grand hotel opened for business in 1996.

Even though the hospital was one of the most modern hospitals of that era, many people died when the hospital was in Operation. The figure is assumed to be close to 9000. The hospital was cursed with many unfortunate accidents the first of which was the mining disaster that blew a part of the hospital when it was first opened. Seeing that so many people had died in the hospital one can guess that it is difficult to name all of the diseased people but one of the few suspicious deaths that happened and is still talked about is that of the maintenance man Claude Harvey. He was pinned down by the elevator and everybody thought of it as an accident but it was later revealed during an autopsy that he had already died before being crushed by the elevator. Another death was that of a caretaker hired during the 1970s to protect the building from vandals. He committed suicide and was found hanging inside the hotel.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITIES

When the hotel had just opened and only a few rooms were available, guests staying there would report off all kinds of mysterious activity and they still do to this day. So many spirits are said to haunt the hotel that it is believed that sometimes more ghosts roam the hotel than there are humans present at the hotel.

Ghost children

Guests would hear strange sounds and voices coming from closed rooms. Guests also reported smells coming from rooms, such as flowers, dust, cigar smoke, and whiskey. The most common apparition is of a child who is seen running up and down the hallways of the third floor which is said to be the most active floor. Guests would also hear children playing, giggling and even seeing the ghostly apparition of a child at the foot of their beds during nights just looking at them before disappearing in thin air. A lot of guests would hear a baby crying and would report it to the front desk only to find that the sound was coming from an empty room.

Poltergeist activity

(an original photo shared by a guest) Cultureu

Poltergeist activity like the television and bedside lamps being unplugged and things sent flying in the room. Things missing only to be found later under the beds are some of the most common things that guests experience on a daily basis in their hotel rooms.

The maintenance man

The spirit of Claude Harvey, the maintenance man who died in the hotel is seen many times in the laundry or the boiler room doing his chores as though still at work. People believe that he doesn’t realise that he is dead.

Ghost Pet

Another famous apparition is that of a ghostly cat. The cat has been heard meowing, hissing and scratching at doors and walls. Both staff and guests have heard and felt the cat brushing against their legs and snuggling against them while on the bed. People could see the imprint of a cat on their bed. A guest even provided a photo evidence of the ghost cat spirit sitting on the table. This is only a small amount of paranormal activity that occurs at the hotel.

PRESENT DAY

The hotel has such an abundance of paranormal activity that many paranormal explorers visit the hotel and they easily get in touch with the paranormal. The hotel does not provide any guided tours but those who want to experience any sort of paranormal activity have to book a room like other guests and only then they can get access to the hallways of the hotel and that is without bothering any other guests. The lobby and the hotel restaurant called “Asylum” are open to the public.

Randolph County infirmary- Winchester, Indiana

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Randolph County infirmary was formerly known as county asylum.

The place where the infirmary is built belonged to a farmer and his wife during the 1800s. They used to house people who did not want to live alone in exchange for some money from the state. Later when the property was acquired by the state, the first infirmary was built in 1851. Unfortunately after only two years from its construction, there was a fire destroying the building and many people lost their lives.

OfficialRandolphCountyAsylumInfirmary (1855)

In 1855, another building was built in place of the first one to accommodate the poor and sick. The building operated for the next forty years before being closed down again due to the living conditions being deemed unfit.

Finally in 1899 another building was built which stands till this date. The infirmary provided food and shelter to the poor and needy of the region sponsored by the county. Orphans, physically or mentally disabled people, old men and women who couldn’t provide for themselves were some of the residents of the infirmary. These types of infirmaries were set up in each state and county for the similar purpose. Even during the great depression in the 1930s these infirmaries still provided food and shelter to the people when the federal government had to sponsor these asylums. It was also used to keep tuberculosis patients when the illness spread throughout the USA and there was a need for space to accommodate the patients.

The Randolph County infirmary closed down in 2009. During the time of its closing down only 5 residents remained at the infirmary.

During the time of its operation there were many reported and unreported deaths at the infirmary. The exact number is not known but the reported deaths are close to 200. Reported deaths include suicide by hanging, tuberculosis deaths, old age deaths and a patient died after being pushed from the second floor window.

With so many reports of death and suicides one might easily guess that many of those who died with some unfinished business may not want to leave the place. In fact the infirmary is said to be one of the most active places in terms of paranormal. The most common activities include the doors slamming on their own, sounds of children giggling and running up and down the stairs, female whispering and sounds of women screaming. People have even witnessed shadow figures multiple times in the attic as well as the basement. So far there has not been any violent paranormal activity except for one person being scratched on the neck.

The building now hosts paranormal tours and events. The infirmary is mostly booked with visitors leaving pleased with their paranormal experiences.

On Google reviews people have described the place as one of the most haunted places in the world having experienced plenty of paranormal activities and most of them have explored the place multiple times. Those who want to explore the place or even stay overnight can do so by booking the place.

White lick creek bridge, Indiana

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White lick creek is a stream located in Indiana. Near the stream just south of highway 36, there is a railroad bridge known as the white lick creek bridge aka ” The Avon bridge”.

The bridge was constructed in 1906. The bridge is a historical landmark in Hendricks county and it is shrouded in mystery. A lot of people visit the bridge to know more about its past and whether the legends regarding the bridge are true or not.

According to the legends, when the bridge was in construction an Irishman by the name of Dad Jones was given the task of pouring cement into the wooden blocks. While doing his work he slipped and fell into the wet cement and quickly started to sink inside. He screamed and screamed but to no avail. His colleagues could only watch him sink in horror and there was nothing they could do to rescue him. He kept on pounding on the sides of the framework until he choked to death. The construction company building the bridge decided that it would be too expensive to remove the cement block that was now completely dry and they let the body buried in it and completed the construction instead. It is said that after the construction people would still hear the screams and pounding of the dead worker from the bridge. The ghost of the dead worker was also often seen flagging the trains.

Another legend is that of a woman carrying an infant in her arms on the bridge. She accidentally fell from the bridge and died. It is said that people passing from under the bridge can still hear her mourn and cry as she desperately searches for her missing baby. It is rumored that if you hear her cries you have to honk your car horn while driving under the bridge, which supposedly catches her off-guard and she stops screaming.

The original bridge was eventually torn down and a new bridge was built near it. Thrill seekers and paranormal investigators still visit the remains of the bridge in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the paranormal. Locals claim that they can still hear the screams from a particular section of the bridge.