Haunted Western Pennsylvania: Ghosts & Strange Phenomena of Pittsburgh, Erie, and the Laurel Highlands

by Patty A. Wilson

Overview

A collection of frightening stories from the western part of the Keystone State.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811752978
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	08/11/2013
Series:	Haunted Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Patty A. Wilson lives in western Pennsylvania and is the author of several books on hauntings.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Pittsburgh Region 3

Pittsburgh Playhouse 3

National Aviary 6

Liberace's Visitor 8

The Omni William Perm Hotel 11

Flaming Scalps 14

The Crow Sisters 15

The Hoodoo Engine Bad Luck 1313 18

The Black Cross 19

Sad Louisa 20

Erie and Northwest Pennsylvania 27

The Haunted Church 27

She Who Crawls on the Wall 30

The Horrible Ralph Crossmire 33

Devil's Run 36

The Disappearance of Doc Haggerty 37

Zombie Land 39

Hill View 42

Murder Swamp 47

The Laurel Highlands 51

Polly Williams's Tragic Death 51

Fallingwater 53

The Haunted Bedford Springs 54

Bedford Tavern 63

Jean Bonnet Tavern 66

Old Bedford Village 71

Baker Mansion 78

Mary in the Attic 81

The Legend of Lakemont 85

The Strange Tale of the Dick Family 86

The Old Cambria County Jail 87

The Miracles of Prince Gallitzin 89

Elmhurst 93

Bibliography 109

Acknowledgments 115

About the Author 117