Small Town Secrets

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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)  

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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)

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wsbt.com/news/nation-world/sheriff-investigates-reported-ghost-like-sighting-in-california-mountain-range

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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/

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dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9644525/Haunted-little-girl-doll-sitting-swing-mangrove-swamp-said-bring-bad-luck-locals.html

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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)

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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.

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news.google.com/newspapers

Chasing American Monsters by Jason Offutt. Llewellyn Publishing, ( © 2019) “Chasing American Monsters Creatures Cryptids ebook” on Amazon

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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

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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

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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)

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inverness-courier.co.uk/news/is-this-nessie-latest-registered-sighting-of-something-unex-233703/

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