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Date Posted: 18:05:48 07/12/02 Fri
Author: L.R.C.
Subject: Hauntings in the Old West.

I've been sifting through this message board for a little while, and have found some things of distinct interest. However...not all of the "action" occurs in Philadelphia. I'm a long-time resident of rural Nevada, myself, and out here we have our fair share of ghost stories. We even have ghost "towns", but they're not what you think. We use the term "ghost town" for any remnant of a late 1800's or early 1900's settlement that is no longer occupied and has since been deserted. There are -many- such places all throughout Nevada and Utah, and some of them even have thier share of ghost stories and encounters. But, I'll leave off on the rural tales for one moment to go straight into the heart of Salt Lake City, Utah, and tell you guys about a few well-known haunted establishments. I'll start first with the old Rio Grande Railway station. In the 1800's, the Station was used just as any other railway station was used back in those days. It was the center of travel, a hub for tourists and travellers alike who came and went on a daily basis. One story surrounding the Station is of a young girl who was jilted by her lover. The man tore the ring she had given him from his finger and threw it out onto the tracks. The girl, blinded by the pain of her broken heart, dove out onto the tracs to retrieve it....straight into the path of an oncoming train. She had no time to react, and no time to get out of the way, and was struck down. Some people have said that they have seen her ghost roaming the halls of the old Station.

Another place that is reported to be haunted is the Utah State Capitol building itself. Now, I'm only an amateur paranormal enthusiast, but I'm fairly certain that with a little research you guys could pull up some info on the place. I think maybe you could point your browsers to the homepage of the Utah Ghost-Hunter's Society. They have done a lot of investigations into places I have personally been to, such as the Murray City Cemetary, which is a place where a lot of EVP recordings have been taken. I also think that the UGHS members and some of their recordings were featured in a show about the paranormal on the Discovery channel.

Another place that's reported to be haunted in Utah is The Capitol Theatre. There's a lot of stories about the place, and one of them concerns a fire that occured there, in which an usher for the theatre was killed. Much of the unexplained phenomena that occurs there has been attributed to the spirit of the usher, who seems to haunt only one particular place in the theatre: The hallway beneath the stage, where the fire occured. Anyhow, that's enough of me rattling on like I am. I have many more stories to share and a little bit of info here and there. If any of you are interested, please drop me an email or two. I'd be happy to share what I know with the rest of you.

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