Haunted Missouri: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Show Me State

by Troy Taylor

Overview

Frightening stories of hauntings throughout the state, including . . .
The tragic specters of the Lemp family of brewers in St. Louis Spooky Zombie Road in Wildwood Phantoms of Mark Twain Cave The haunted Elms Resort Hotel in Excelsior Springs Spirits of the Civil War battle of Wilson's Creek

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811710145
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	03/01/2012
Series:	Haunted Series
Pages:	138
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Troy Taylor lives in Decatur, Illinois and is the founder of the American Ghost Society. He is the author of more than 80 books on hauntings and unexplained phenomena.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Spirits of St. Louis 3

The Lemp Mansion 3

McDowell Medical College 18

Jefferson Barracks 24

West of the City 33

Ghosts of St. Charles 33

Legends of Zombie Road 39

Meramec Caverns 48

Diamonds Restaurant 52

Along the Mississippi 57

Ghosts of Ste. Genevieve 57

Rockcliffe Mansion and Other Hannibal Haunts 61

Mark Twain Cave 64

The Hunter-Dawson House 68

Ghosts of Cape Girardeau 72

Down in the Ozarks 79

Wilson's Creek Battlefield 79

Peace Church Cemetery 87

In Search of the Hornet Spook Light 91

Pythian Castle 100

Across the State 105

The Ghost of Stephens College 105

The James Family Farm 109

The Elms 118

Kansas City's Union Station 122

Bibliography 129

About the Author 131