Small Town Secrets

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Burger King. It was here that the “Mad Gasser” would grip the town in fear for a few weeks in 1944. Wikipedia article about Mattoon, Illinois Wikipedia article about Mad Gasser of Mattoon americanhauntingsink.com/madgasser jg-tc.com/news/author-claims-to-have-solved-mystery-of-mad-gassers-identity/article_2a2b65fc-91c3-5bb6-b989-dd2f9ed2a5e2.html atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/carbon-tetrachloride/toxicological_effects.html During WWII Pascagoula’s population tripled overnight. This small coastal town mostly known for its fishing soon became a hub for the war effort, churning out battleships. This surge of growth brought many strangers to town, but none stranger then the phantom barber of Pascagoula. blog.newspapers.com/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula/ historyofyesterday.com/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula-e4c9a21ba2bf mentalfloss.com/article/55316/strange-states-mississippis-phantom-barber-pascagoula Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can follow the show on Twitter (@stscast) or Facebook, (@stscast.fb) or on Instagram (@stscast.gram) Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast This week's featured podcast is All Things Dreams Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods! Granite Falls started as a homestead in 1883 but soon grew into a town with a post office and a general store. They saw a large boom in 1889 when gold was discovered in the Cascade Mountains. Today the town has a modest population of 3,364. It’s a quiet peaceful place but in the early 2000s, the peace was shattered on East Stanley Street. Wikipedia article about Granite Falls, Washington heraldnet.com/news/man-gets-five-years-in-neighbors-death/ Fear Thy Neighbor, Season 6 Episode 9 Mailbox Madness imdb.com/title/tt10392870/?ref_=ttep_ep9 The small neighborhood of Kapahulu sits in between Waikiki Beach and the Diamond Head volcano. Its name means “worn out soul” or perhaps “the nightmare”. The name “nightmare” may be very apt because of a man named Jerry Hannel. hawaiinewsnow.com/story/1885683/kapahulu/ nbcnews.com/news/us-news/neighbor-wanted-hawaii-cop-killing-suspect-evicted-years-ago-n1120101 staradvertiser.com/2020/01/19/breaking-news/2-honolulu-police-officers-shot-near-diamond-head/ Fear Thy Neighbor, Season 7 Episode 1 Hell in Hawaii imdb.com/title/tt14161510/?ref_=ttep_ep1 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can follow the show on Twitter (@stscast) or Facebook, (@stscast.fb) or on Instagram (@stscast.gram) Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast This week's featured podcast is Spooky Science Sisters Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods! The small city of Eagle River is the county seat of Vilas County Wisconsin. It boasts a population of 1,398. Eagle River was the first Native American settlement in the area. In 1961 it was the place to be if you needed some alien space pancakes. Wikipedia article about Eagle River, Wisconsin forteana.freeservers.com milwaukeemag.com/stories-of-strange-and-unusual-ufo-sightings-in-wisconsin/ High Bridge is a borough located in northwestern New Jersey. There is not much to say about this little town unless you count the stories of Alien Contactee Howard Menger. Wikipedia article about High Bridge, New Jersey weirdnj.com/stories/unexplained-phenomena/howard-menger-high-bridge/ Fate Magazine Issue # 737 “Top UFO Contactees by Timothy Green Beckley” fatemag.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since I wasn't able to upload the main show this week. Here's this most recent episode of Back Roads. Make sure to listen to 7.03 it'll probably help. Be sure to check out the Patreon for more bonus content. n July of 1970 Hansen released his own magazine article. It was in Saga Magazine and it was titled “I Killed the Apeman of Whiteface”. Is this the true origin of the Minnesota Iceman? Neanderthal: The Strange Saga of the Minnesota Iceman, by Bernard Heuvelmans. Anomalist Books ( © 2016) “NEANDERTHAL Strange Saga Minnesota Iceman ebook” on Amazon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can follow the show on Twitter (@stscast) or Facebook, (@stscast.fb) or on Instagram (@stscast.gram) Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast This week's featured podcast is Oddball Aussie Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods! Rollingstone Minnesota… has a Minimart. That’s it, that’s all I’ve got. However, back in 1969 this little town became the center of attention for any big-foot researcher or cryptozoologist in the country. It was the home of the Minnesota Iceman. Wikipedia article about Rollingstone, Minnesota Wikipedia article about Ivan T. Sanderson Wikipedia article about Bernard Heuvelmans cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Minnesota_Iceman cryptozoologymuseum.com museumoftheweird.com Neanderthal: The Strange Saga of the Minnesota Iceman, by Bernard Heuvelmans. Anomalist Books ( © 2016) “NEANDERTHAL Strange Saga Minnesota Iceman ebook” on Amazon The tiny town of La Fria in Venezuela lies among the Rio La Grita River. It was here in that in 1917 François de Loys went in search of oil but he came back with something else. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Loys cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Dey_Loy's_Ape forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2016/01/31/de-loys-ape-was-a-well-played-anthropological-fraud/?sh=3b39677c4d25 Local Headlines express.co.uk/news/uk/1498489/teamdogs-dog-ghost bostonglobe.com/2021/09/23/metro/sale-one-conjuring-house-slightly-haunted/ Your Small Town Secrets linktr.ee/EncountersWithDarkness Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gram Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast This week's featured podcast is the Weird Tales Radio Show Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods! The town of Ossett has a population of around 21,000. It’s part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Some might remember it for the bombs that accidentally dropped there during WWII but most remember it for the horrifying crimes of Micheal Taylor. Wikipedia article about Ossett grunge.com/228121/the-truth-behind-the-exorcism-of-michael-taylor/ dreadcentral.com/news/401927/dread-the-unsolved-takes-on-the-exorcism-of-michael-taylor/ open.spotify.com/episode/2KM5EKGYwhdx8GzZdGPeTk Brookfield is a small Connecticut town that rests within the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains in the southwest corner of the state. In the ’70s and '80’s the little town saw its population swell as many from nearby larger towns started moving out of the city. This is what Arne Johnson and Debra Glatzel did, little did they know what was to come. Wikipedia article about Brookfield, Connecticut oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/conjuring-the-devil-made-me-do-it-and-arne-johnsons-trial allthatsinteresting.com/arne-cheyenne-johnson Wikipedia article about Trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson A Haunting: S2, Ep 6 imdb.com/title/tt0796708/?ref_=ttep_ep6 Local Headlines wbontv.com/2021/09/13/rpd-man-shoots-gun-at-local-hotel-after-seeing-aliens/ coasttocoastam.com/article/loch-ness-monster-spotted-on-sonar/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Check out this free episode of STS Backroads!. You can find this and more over at my Patreon. You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gram Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast December 6th of 1978 was a frigid one in the Italian village of Torriglia. It would also be the night that Pier Zanfretta’s life would be forever changed. Wikipedia article about Torriglia cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Zanfretta's_Aliens rinodistefano.com/en/books/the-zanfretta-case.php YouTube video (iLUp-oE_Qnk) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gram Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast This week's featured podcast is Monsters N Friends Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods! The town of Carlisle started out as a Roman stronghold due to its close vicinity to the border of Scottland, about 8 miles away. It’s also about the same distance from the famed and beautiful Solway Firth. It would be here in 1965 that a father would take a picture of his young daughter only for it to go down in the addles of extraterrestrial lore. Wikipedia article about Cumbria Wikipedia article about Solway Firth Wikipedia article about Robin Rigg Wind Farm cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Cumberland_Spaceman_(Solway_Firth_Spaceman) bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-27391210 Palos Verdes is a coastal town with a population of 41,643. The town is just an eyeshot away from Los Angeles and Catalina Island. The great views aside back in 1971 something strange visited this coastal town. Wikipedia article about Rancho Palos Verdes, California cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Giant_Space_Brains_of_Palos_Verdes statecryptids.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-palos-verde-blue-space-brains.html Local Headlines leaderlive.co.uk/news/19527996.eerie-photo-taken-week-evidence-ghost-haunting-flint-castle/ theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/19/salem-witch-trials-pardon-woman-elizabeth-johnson Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gram Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast This week's featured podcast is Into the Portal Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods! Even though the bell family who lived through the experience are long gone and the farm has far since been broken up into several tracts and sold off the story of the Bell Wich lives on even today. bellwitchcave.com/ghost_hauntings/bell_witch_cave.htm books.google.com/books “Our Family Trouble the Story of the Bell Witch of Tennessee, by Richard Willams Bell and M. todd Cathey. Self Published © 2013. Item on Amazon (B00BJAC1BG) “Bell Witch: The Truth Exposed”, by Camille Moffitt with Chris and Walter Kirby. Self Published © 2003. Item on Amazon (B0121MFGIA) Local Headlines coasttocoastam.com/article/watch-ghost-pants-caught-on-film/ falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/19494847.boscombe-beach-sea-creature-spotted-water/ Your Small Town Secrets Twitter: @Richardmagill2 Youtube: Richard magill r_magill@hotmail.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gram Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast This week's featured podcast is Nothing Ever Happens in Canada Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods! Adams Tennessee is located in Robertson County in the northern part of the state, just past the Kentucky border. It's a small town with a population of around 600. It started out as Adams Station due to its location on the Red River and its proximity to a part of the Kentucky Railroad. It was here that Bell Family settled in 1805. Twelve years later the legend of the Bell Witch began. Wikipedia article about Adams, Tennessee bellwitch.org/home.htm “The Mark of the Bell Witch”, © 2020 Small Town Monsters imdb.com/title/tt13489546/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 “Our Family Trouble the Story of the Bell Witch of Tennessee, by Richard Willams Bell and M. todd Cathey. Self Published © 2013. Item on Amazon (B00BJAC1BG) Local Headlines lmtonline.com/news/article/None-other-than-La-Llorona-Ghost-sightings-16341099.php cbsnews.com/news/jet-pack-sighting-reported-lax-los-angeles/ wsbt.com/news/nation-world/sheriff-investigates-reported-ghost-like-sighting-in-california-mountain-range Your Small Town Secrets https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/omatpm/terrifying_ufo_experience/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gram Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast This week's featured podcast is Spell Cast Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods! Coyome is a small, sparsely populated town (pop. 709). It acts as mostly a hub for many of the nearby ranchers in the area. Coyame is beyond a “sleepy” little town. However, in the late summer of 1974 is may have been host to one of the strangest UFO crashes of all time. It’s become know over the years as “Mexico’s Roswell”. Wikipedia article about Coyame textfiles.com/ufo/UFOBBS/3000/3263.ufo (the Deneb Report) The Coyame Incident: UFO Crash Near Presidio, Texas, by Noe Torres & Ruben Uriarte. Roswell Books ( © 2014) Item on Amazon (B00FQIZPA6) Aztec New Mexico has an estimated population of 6.369 and is the county seat of San Juan County in northwestern New Mexico. Many stop by on their way to the Aztec Ruins National Monument. But is it possible that in 1948 just a year after Roswell another craft crashed just outside of Aztec. The answer is maybe… Wikipedia article about Aztec, New Mexico Wikipedia article about Frank Scully Wikipedia article about Aztec, New Mexico UFO hoax books.google.com/books aztecnm.com/aztec/ufocrashsite.html thehistoryreader.com/military-history/ufo-events/ Behind the Flying Saucers by Frank Scully, Henry Holt and Company ( © 1950) Local Headlines dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9768407/Explorer-searched-Hitlers-gold-train-believes-Polish-lake-contains-Nazi-loot.html jsonline.com/story/travel/wisconsin/2021/06/29/3-towns-claim-ufo-capital-wisconsin-dundee-belleville-elmwood-campbellsport/5334355001/ inquirer.com/news/haunted-school-elizabeth-edwards-new-jersey-20210706.html Your Small Town Secrets https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/omg5z5/i_think_something_is_haunting_my_house_all_of_a/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gram Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast This week's featured podcast is Into the Portal Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods! Jackson Minnesota is the county seat of Jackson County. The town boasts a population of just over 3,000 and is the hometown of Megadeath bassist David Ellefson. But just a few miles south there is Loon Lake. Loon lake has it all fishing, beaches, and camping. It also is home to Loon Lake Cemetery, a burial place with more than a few stories to share. Wikipedia article about Jackson, Minnesota utne.com/community/the-haunting-of-loon-lake-cemetery-zm0z16fzsel/ youtube.com/user/Unexplainedbooks chadlewisresearch.com Supernatural Dares of the Midwest, by Chad Lewis. On the Road Publications ( © 2021) chadlewisresearch.com/product-page/supernatural-dares Collinsville sits between two counties, Madison and St. Clair. It’s the self-proclaimed “Horseradish Capital of the World”. But not everyone who visits Collinsville is there for the horseradish or to see the Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower. No, they are the to find Hell itself. Wikipedia article about Collinsville, Illinois raulersongirlstravel.com/seven-gates-of-hell-in-collinsville/ lizabethrites.com/category/legend-tripping/ huntersoftheunknown.com/the-seven-gates-of-hell.html onlyinyourstate.com/illinois/acid-bridge-il/ Supernatural Dares of the Midwest, by Chad Lewis. On the Road Publications ( © 2021) chadlewisresearch.com/product-page/supernatural-dares Local Headlines pennlive.com/news/2021/06/police-break-up-exorcism-at-pa-home-depot.html nny360.com/news/stlawrencecounty/is-a-bigfoot-roaming-the-woods-of-st-lawrence-county/article_389bdbf2-c773-52a7-b276-74cc1f7b419c.html cnbc.com/2021/06/30/the-ruins-of-a-haunted-scottish-village-are-on-sale-for-173000.html Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gram Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast This week's featured podcast is Can't Make this up History Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods! There are many small towns and cities that border the massive body of water that is Lake Champlain. However, it’s the small hamlet of Port Henry that boasts being the home of Champ, the Lake’s mysterious sea creature. Wikipedia article about Port Henry, New York Wikipedia article about Lake Champlain vpr.org/post/theres-bigger-story-recently-rediscovered-petroglyphs-bring-indigenous-narrative-surface#stream/0 uvm.edu/perkins/charlotte-whale wcax.com/content/news/Woman-who-took-iconic-Champ-photo-dies-478685443.html https://officialchampsearch.webs.com On the Trail of Champ, 2018 imdb.com/title/tt11946628/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The small city of Kelowna (pop. 142,146) lies pretty much in the middle of Okanagan Lake a long and deep stretch of water with its mysterious sea beast. A creature known as Ogopogo. Wikipedia article about Kelowna Wikipedia article about Okanagan Lake ogopogoquest.com/index.php kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Kelowna/16/05/19/Kelowna_s_lake_creature_a_brief_history_of_the_Ogopogo/#fs_100053 theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/06/ogopogo-sacred-water-spirit-indigenous-canada dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6246355/Canadas-loch-ness-spotted-time-years-three-different-witnesses-claim-it.html Local Headlines denver.cbslocal.com/2021/06/15/woman-window-stanley-hotel-visitor-captures-unexplained-image-ghost-tour/ bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/19380076.strange-white-light-spotted-chalfont-st-peter---huge-crop-circle-also-discovered-nearby-field/ theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/15/folsom-lake-plane-crash-california-drought Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Check out this free episode of STS Backroad!. You can find this and more over at my Patreon. You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gram Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast 37-year-old Peggy Casey a mother of four was last seen leaving a bar in downtown Covington Kentucky in the early morning of April 2, 1994. Peggy would never seen alive again. intimateviolencedeathnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/burlington-ky-strip-club-owner.html imgur.com/a/M09wgeT archive.courierpress.com/news/kentucky-man-gets-life-in-1994-slaying-dismemberment-ep-446325854-324997241.html/ daytondailynews.com/news/1994-dismemberment-case-solved-with-conviction/Cm8jJnb6gybEsFNWbxTceL/ kool.corrections.ky.gov/KOOL/Details/269128 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gram Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast This week's featured podcast is Stright-Up Enigmas Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods! Carmel Indiana boasts a population of just over 100,000 ppl. Just north of Indianapolis, the states’ capital city. The town borders the White River to its side. Today it’s known as the “Roundabout Capital” of the USA due to its 128 or so roundabouts. It’s also known for something else, Fox Hollow Farm the home of the “I-70 Killer”, Herb Baumeister. The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm: Unraveling the History & Hauntings of a Serial Killer's Home by Richard Estep. Llewellyn Publishing, ( © 2019) “Horrors Fox Hollow Farm Unraveling” on Amazon Wikipedia article about Carmel, Indiana murderpedia.org/male.B/b/baumeister-herbert.htm indystar.com/picture-gallery/news/local/hamilton-county/westfield/2019/05/16/photos-fox-hollow-farm-westfield/3692421002/ tueursenserie.org/herbert-baumeister/2/ The “Get away from here” EVP, facebook.com/100063269438488/videos/2482968425062728 Local Headlines cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/stanton-friedman-ufo-1.6043969 republicworld.com/entertainment-news/whats-viral/jharkhand-alien-mystery-grows-no-queries-yet-says-official-source-about-spooky-video.html dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9644525/Haunted-little-girl-doll-sitting-swing-mangrove-swamp-said-bring-bad-luck-locals.html Your Small Town Secrets kentuckyheir.com/2010/10/19/soules-chapel-somerset-kentucky/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gram Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast This week's featured podcast is The Mad Scientist Podcast Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods! The city of Santa Paula lies in southern Ventura County in California. The small city is the self-proclaimed “citrus capital of the world”. But perhaps, just perhaps there is something stalking through the orange groves, something called the Billiwhack Monster. Wikipedia article about Santa Paula, California califolk.blogspot.com/2007/10/billiwhack-monster-of-ventura-county.html weirdca.com/location.php?location=76 YouTube video (Iltev1bG69k) YouTube video (QAS5chcXKsw) The Los Angeles Times (Los Angles, CA) Nov 4, 1694. Chasing American Monsters by Jason Offutt. Llewellyn Publishing, ( © 2019) “Chasing American Monsters Creatures Cryptids ebook” on Amazon Ghosts of Ventura County’s Heritage Valley by Evie Ybarra. Haunted American ( © 2016) Item on Amazon (B01KBCK1X2) The little town of Bladenboro sits in Bladen County with a population of just under 1800. The town grew to prosperity after the Bridger brothers moved into the town and started a turpentine business and then later got involved in lumber. There isn’t much to say about the town unless your speaking of the mysterious beast that has terrorized Bladenboro since the 1950s. starnewsonline.com/article/NC/20061029/News/605129891/WM Wikipedia article about Beast of Bladenboro ranker.com/list/beast-of-bladenboro-legend/laura-allan northcarolinaghosts.com/piedmont/beast-bladenboro/ weekinweird.com/2013/07/02/has-the-vampire-beast-of-north-carolina-returned-new-killings-by-mystery-animal-match-classic-cryptid-case/ The Robesonian (Lumberton, NC) Jan 8th, 1954. The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC) Jan 14, 1954. news.google.com/newspapers news.google.com/newspapers Chasing American Monsters by Jason Offutt. Llewellyn Publishing, ( © 2019) “Chasing American Monsters Creatures Cryptids ebook” on Amazon Local Headlines abc.net.au/news/2021-05-11/mitta-valley-big-cat-sighting-continues-victorian-legend/100130380 castanet.net/news/Penticton/333803/Summerland-woman-describes-freaky-sighting-of-what-she-believes-was-Ogopogo coasttocoastam.com/article/ghost-photographed-at-infamously-haunted-waverly-hills-sanatorium/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gram Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast This week's featured podcast is Spooky Science Sisters Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods! Troy Ohio is the county seat of Miami county. It’s home to the annual Strawberry Festival. It’s also where the very first barcode scanner using the UPC was set up. In 1974 at the Marsh Supermarket to buy a pack of Wrigley gum. But before the festival and before the gum a devastating flood in 1913 would not only change the course of the river but the face of the town forever. Wikipedia article about Troy, Ohio Wikipedia article about Barcode gendisasters.com/ohio/7932/troy-oh-1913-flood-deaths Troy and the Great Flood of 1913, by Troy Historical Society. Arcadia Publishing ( © 2012) Item on Amazon (B00COG9VYO) Troy not only survived the flood but it thrived after the flood. However, the tiny town of Tadmore just south of Troy did not fair as well. Wikipedia article about Tadmor, Ohio historicalsocietyvandalia-butler.org/tadmor.htm historicalsocietyvandalia-butler.org/images/pdfs/tadmor.pdf blog.jimgrey.net/2011/09/05/whatever-happened-to-tadmor/ mymiamicounty.com/tadmorghosts Local Headlines translate.google.com/translate unilad.co.uk/viral/ghost-hunter-spots-disappearing-creepy-kid-while-exploring-ruined-building/ en.ammonnews.net/article/48878 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gram Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast This week's featured podcast is Legendary Africa Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods! 651 people live in the tiny town of Charleston, Tennessee. Its first name was Walker's Ferry as named because the town emerged around an established ferry that crossed the Hiwassee River. In the early 20th century something strange found buried just outside of town. Some call it the Crossroads Vampire. Wikipedia article about Charleston, Tennessee occult-world.com/vampire-chair/ American Vampires, by Dr. Bob Curran. The Career Press, ( © 2013) Item on Amazon (B07J12BDWB) Exeter in Rhode Island was once known as “Deserted Exeter” due to it being a farming community trying as hard as they could to make something from the less than fertile soil of the town. In 1892 it the town became home to a rather strange event, the exhumation of Mercy Brown. Wikipedia article about Exeter, Rhode Island Wikipedia article about Mercy Brown vampire incident smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/?no-ist= American Vampires, by Dr. Bob Curran. The Career Press, ( © 2013) Item on Amazon (B07J12BDWB) Local Headlines bbc.com/news/world-europe-56757956 einnews.com/pr_news/537598602/u-s-ghost-adventures-acquires-lizzie-borden-bed-and-breakfast-museum inverness-courier.co.uk/news/is-this-nessie-latest-registered-sighting-of-something-unex-233703/ Your Small Town Secrets https://liminal.earth/2019/08/27/possible-ufo/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.