I came across a rather interesting article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (30 Jun 1974) that discusses vanishing hitchhikers (ghosts) in Texas. Click the image to see the article full sized.
The focus of our historical investigation was based on the ghost stories surrounding the hotel. The results clearly show that myth-building is a significant issue as many of the stories have no factual basis. The Suicide Jumper There was another Baker Hotel located in the downtown area of Dallas. The hotel had the same owners, … Read moreBaker Hotel, addressing the other paranormal claims
The first issue, historically, with the mistress myth, is that it changes over time, indicating that myth-building is actively changing the story to make it more dramatic. The first accounts of the tale told in the 1980’s state, “Another legend is that a mistress was so distraught that she could not have her lover killed … Read moreBaker Hotel, Historical issues with the ghost of a mistress on the 7th floor
Photographs taken during various visits to the Baker Hotel. Most of these were taken in 2001 and 2002.
During the investigations at the hotel, we interviewed several people to establish what the paranormal claims actually were. Ronny’s accounts Ronny reported one night he was near the main lobby on the first floor when he heard the distinct sound of a woman in high heels walking across the lobby. Thinking the footsteps to be those … Read moreBaker Hotel, Paranormal Claims
The Baker Hotel was a concept that, in some ways, was ahead of its time. It opened at a moment when time stood still, just before it leaped backward. In 1929 T.B. Baker opened his pleasure place, 14 stories tall with 450 rooms. It was glamorous, designed it in the Spanish Renaissance style like the … Read moreThe history of the Baker Hotel
The article by Kathy Sanders that ran in the Abilene Reporter-News on October 30, 1985 is one of the sources of the paranormal claims at the deserted park.
Previous ghost hunts or investigations at this location: Six investigations have been performed at Buie Park. The first was in 1998, with follow-up investigations in 2000 and 2001. History Stamford is on U.S. Highway 277, State Highway 6, Farm roads 1420 and 2834, and the Burlington Northern Railroad in northern Jones County. Part of Stamford … Read moreBuie Park, Ghost Hunts and Investigations
Up in the Big Country area, near Abilene, there’s a small town named Stamford. Near that community, there’s a brushy, overgrown park on Farm to Market Road 1226, about five miles south of the town known as Buie Park. The old park harbors two well-known ghosts of the area, and the legendary spirits are known … Read moreBuie Park, Reported Phenomena
The oldest newspaper article that we could find on the Marfa lights dates to 1945. The paper dates the phenomenon back to the early 1900s.
The oldest newspaper article that we could find on the ghost of White Rock Lake dates to 1971 when a wreck is blamed on the ghost. However, the first major article appears in 1974. (click on image to expand)
North of checkpoint 1, the light appears as a steady light. The car headlights are viewed almost directly in the center. The lights are brighter, often containing the lights of more than one vehicle. Believers do not interpret this as the ghost light yet. 13 At checkpoint 1, the vehicle turns slightly to the southwest. … Read moreAnson Lights, Findings
This was an investigation to determine if paranormal activity does indeed exist at the cemetery near Anson, Texas. The conclusion of two previous investigations conducted at the location revealed a mysterious ghost light. The lights are viewed by driving down the dirt farm road to the crossroads, an equivalent of about a half mile or … Read moreAnson Lights, Investigation
Eighteen miles southeast of Hamlin, at the junction of US-180, sits Anson, named in honor of Dr. Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas. Anson was also a stop on the legendary Butterfield Stage U.S. Mail route that ran between St. Louis and San Francisco from 1858 to 1861, but these days … Read moreAnson Lights, History