Misfits Don, Ernest and Mike head to Presidio La Bahia for a second investigation.  Join us as we sit near a fire with liquid spirits and a running Ovilus app for a live, unedited, unfiltered and unscripted discussion of Martha’s Chapel Cemetery, Presidio La Bahia, the Historic Jefferson Hotel, Haunted Hill House and whatever else is on our minds.  Can you pick out the words communicated from the other side via the Ovilus app?

Opening and closing music courtesy of Rok Nardin.

It’s one of top 3 haunted houses in the United States and by far, the most haunted in the state of Texas.  Located in Mineral Wells, home to the healing spring waters that helped build the city in the late 19th century, Haunted Hill House has it all:  EVPs, orbs, a shadowman, disembodied voices, giggles, growls, scratches, assaults and a resident demonic!

RESOURCES:

https://hauntedhillhouse.com/history-of-the-house

https://texashillcountry.com/hunt-ghosts-hill-house/

https://maps.roadtrippers.com/us/mineral-wells-tx/points-of-interest/haunted-hill-house

https://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/news/local_news/paranormal-activity-haunted-hill-house-owners-reveal-spooky-happenings/article_25ef3a5b-bfa5-5bae-beba-6814501c686c.html

https://www.wfaa.com/article/features/freaky-friday-spend-night-one-most-haunted-houses-america-hill-house-mineral-wells/287-5012a8b7-d828-4a35-b4fa-0a388726075d

https://thetexasbucketlist.com/2021/11/the-texas-bucket-list-haunted-hill-house-in-mineral-wells/

https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/things-to-do/2017/05/16/hurst-couple-who-unwittingly-purchased-haunted-mineral-wells-home-now-says-you-want-to-buy-it/

Haunted Hill House by Teal Gray, Gray Fults Press, 2021

Haunted Hill House, Where Spirits Speak by Martha Hazzard Decker, Gray Fults Press, 2021

What was once a cotton warehouse in the mid-19th century and then a brothel hotel a few decades later, the Historic Jefferson Hotel has a history of sadness, salaciousness and paranormal activities.

RESOURCES:

https://www.hauntedrooms.com/texas/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/jefferson-hotel-jefferson

https://www.historicjefferson.com/pages/about-us

https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/business/historic-jefferson-hotel-to-soon-host-grand-opening-with-new-owners/article_ae594658-f3c4-11ea-bf73-7bcbe2d48237.html

https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/historic-jefferson-hotel-gets-new-owners-set-to-re-open/article_73ec5202-c94f-11ea-aea8-bb1ca3e47c7e.html

https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/business/historic-jefferson-hotel-adds-400-pound-clock-to-building-facade/article_7dbbe9ce-8398-11eb-9ddf-0f1c81c7743d.html

https://www.texascapital.org/historic-jefferson-hotel/

From the early 18th century to today, Presidio La Bahia outside Goliad, Texas played a significant cultural, religious and military role serving the interests of four nations.  It was lifeline to Texas missions, a stronghold during fierce battles and a witness to tragedy.  

RESOURCES:

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-presidiobahia/

https://rivercityghosts.com/presidio-la-bahia-the-goliad-massacre/

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/goliad-massacre

https://presidiolabahia.org/spanish-colonial

https://www.mysoutex.com/goliad_advance_guard/news/early-history-of-presidio-la-bahia-reveals-star-shape/article_0ec54692-2589-11e9-870a-8397f42ab24d.html

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/premium/presidio-la-bahia-turns-300-years-old/article_ddf1222e-a09d-11eb-b755-33ada0d54055.html

https://vrhc.uhv.edu/manuscripts/jarratt/transcripts/jar5-4.aspx

https://www.mysoutex.com/goliad_advance_guard/news/presidio-la-bahia-entering-partnership-with-texas-historical-commission/article_a9b737d4-48c4-11ed-bcd6-573f622e67ec.html

Before becoming the Republic of Texas, a man named William Robinson received land in what later became Walker County.  The land would become known as Robinson's Settlement complete with a Methodist church, a cemetery and a school house.  Located seven miles southwest of Huntsville, TX all that remains of Robinson's Settlement is its cemetery, Martha's Chapel Cemetery.  From claims of paranormal activity in recent years to present-day vandalism, Martha's Chapel Cemetery continues reminding its visitors of the pioneering heritage that existed in Robinson's Settlement.

RESOURCES:

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/marthas-chapel-tx

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/robinson-william

http://www.texasescapes.com/DanaGoolsby/Demons-Road-in-Huntsville.htm

http://www.texasescapes.com/DanaGoolsby/Marthas-Chapel-Texas.htm

https://www.itemonline.com/news/features/haunted-in-huntsville/article_afbe4d9b-ccc4-5141-88c8-55175beb7a18.html

https://www.itemonline.com/news/features/historic-cemetery-vandalized/article_10b3d596-4637-11ec-8b8e-437fd36b40a6.html