Reading Time: 8 minutes As a weird kid growing up in the 80s, I have to say that Unsolved Mysteries gave me completely unrealistic expectations about the frequency of cases of amnesia and spontaneous…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Located in the beautiful Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia sits a fairly unassuming mausoleum. Adorned with a lamb above the iron gated doorway, the inscription simply says W.W. Pool 1913.…

Reading Time: 5 minutes When I’m digging through various old newspapers looking for things to write about, I sometimes come across incredible headlines. My favorite so far appeared in the January 10, 1886 Salt…

Reading Time: 3 minutes On March 7, 1905 a group of little more than 60 people had gathered in the Granger Meeting House for the weekly meeting of the Mutual Improvement Association. The meeting…

Reading Time: 6 minutes There’s a legend surrounding Whiskey Pete’s Hotel & Casino in Primm, Nevada that says the place is haunted by old Whiskey Pete himself. Patrons and staff alike have reported the…

Reading Time: 4 minutes A Horrific Murder On December 3rd, 1931, a freight train with 14 cars attached derailed just southwest of the small town of Gurdon, Arkansas. Railroad officials discovered that the rails…