Most Haunted Places in America

On 66,000 acres just outside Fort Smith and Barling in Arkansas sits Fort Chaffee. This fort has played a major role in U.S. history servings as an army training center, prisoner of war camp and a refugee center over the past 50+ years. Now some claim it is still serving history as one of the most haunted places in America. It was late in September 1941 when the building of Camp Chaffee begun. The U.S. was preparing for WWII and wanted to double the size of the army. 16 months later the first soldiers arrived, Dec. 7, 1941…the day Pearl Harbor was bombed. From 1942 to 1946, three armored divisions trained there, the 6th, 14th and the 16th. The major purpose of the camp wasRead More…

Most Haunted Place in America: The Hotel Chelsea The Hotel Chelsea is a historic New York City landmark which opened in 1884. During the early years it was the tallest building in New York and was right in the middle of the theater district. This grand 12 story brick building featured ornate flower-ornamented iron balconies and a grand staircase that went up all twelve floors. It was the city’s first private apartment building but within a few years all that changed when the theater district moved further down town and the people went with it. With the Chelsea co-op bankrupt, the building re-opened in 1905 as a hotel. It prospered until 1938 when again it was sold but stayed a hotel ever since. In MayRead More…

Most Haunted Places in America: Hotel Alex Johnson In the mid 1920’s, Rapid City, South Dakota was enjoying quick and steady growth. The area of the Black Hills was connected to the rest of the world by railroads and was becoming quite a tourist attraction. This was not lost on Chicago & Northwestern RR vice-president Alex Carlton Johnson who thought it was a perfect time to build a grand hotel. On August 19th, 1927 workers began to build the Hotel Alex Johnson, just one day before blasting began on Mt. Rushmore. Less than a year later the hotel was complete and the first guest registered. The Rapid City Journal said of the new hotel that it was a “superb tribute to the romance of theRead More…

What is EMF and how does it pertain to the paranormal? Honestly no one can answer that whole question directly. We can break it down and answer one part directly, EMF is “invisible lines of force that surround any electrical device that is plugged in and turned on. EMF is made up of waves of electric and magnetic energy moving together (radiating) through space. Electric fields are produced by electric charges and magnetic fields are produced by the flow of current through wires or electrical devices.” What of the other? What relationship does EMF have with the paranormal? That is not so clear but when coming up with possible options as to what is going on during an investigation, knowing what effects EMF can have,Read More…