The Old Sheriff's House and Lake County Jail in Crown Point, Indiana, have an interesting history, and the ghosts we find here seem to want to make their presence known. Let's look beyond the building's history to learn all we can about Crown Point so we might have a better understanding of who these ghosts are. Like I always say, to understand the ghosts, we must first understand the history.

 

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Sources:

Mound Builders:

https://www.in.gov/dnr/state-parks/parks-lakes/mounds-state-park/

https://www.in.gov/dnr/state-parks/cultural-resources-and-history/indiana-woodland-culture/

https://www.nps.gov/hocu/index.htm

https://friendsofmounds.org/about-the-park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcbC7V5KC9o

https://www.nps.gov/efmo/learn/historyculture/effigy-moundbuilders.htm 

 

Old Sheriff’s House History Sources

https://www.historymuseumsb.org/early-history-of-indiana-to-1779/#:~:text=A%20majority%20of%20Indians%20living,the%20Miami%20were%20the%20largest.

https://www.in.gov/dnr/state-parks/cultural-resources-and-history/indianas-pioneers/

https://www.historymuseumsb.org/pioneer-settlement-in-indiana-1790-1849/#:~:text=In%201814%20a%20group%20of,utopian%20society%20along%20the%20Wabash.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Point,_Indiana

https://crownpointlibrary.org/research/indianaroom/historical-timeline/

https://www.oldsheriffshouse.org/timeline.html

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/indiana/haunted-old-jail-dillinger-in/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Holley#:~:text=Lillian%20Mae%20Holley%20(n%C3%A9e%20Hatch,Dillinger%20escaped%20from%20in%201934.

https://www.myalcaponemuseum.com/id121.htm 

Ghost Sources:

https://crownpointlibrary.org/research/indianaroom/if-solon-could-see-us-now/haunted-crown-point/#:~:text=The%20Sheriff's%20House%20and%20Old,inmate%20or%20even%20a%20guard.

https://hauntedus.com/indiana/old-lake-county-jail/

https://hauntedus.com/indiana/old-lake-county-jail/

https://www.bumpinthenight.net/night-at-the-old-lake-county-jail

https://wkdq.com/old-indiana-jail-in-the-running-to-be-named-the-best-haunted-destination-in-america/ 

https://paranormalmilwaukee.com/locations/old-lake-county-jail/ 

Book: Haunted Crown Point, Indiana by Judith Tometczak. Published by Haunted America, a division of The History Press, Charleston, SC. 2017