Author: Janice Oberding
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439665095
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
The 287-mile stretch of highway that runs east to west across Nevada's desert is billed as the "Loneliest Road in America." But those who explore it find there is plenty to discover along the way in the towns of Austin, Eureka, Ely, Fallon and Fernley. Every one of these places has its own unique history, ghosts and stories to tell. From the sordid lynching of Richard Jennings to the humorous legend about a famous sack of flour, author Janice Oberding treks across Highway 50 seeking spirits and uncovering the tales of Singing Sand Mountain, the Red-Headed Giants, the Giroux Mine Disaster and many more.
Ghosts and Legends of Nevada's Highway 50
Author: Janice Oberding
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439665095
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
The 287-mile stretch of highway that runs east to west across Nevada's desert is billed as the "Loneliest Road in America." But those who explore it find there is plenty to discover along the way in the towns of Austin, Eureka, Ely, Fallon and Fernley. Every one of these places has its own unique history, ghosts and stories to tell. From the sordid lynching of Richard Jennings to the humorous legend about a famous sack of flour, author Janice Oberding treks across Highway 50 seeking spirits and uncovering the tales of Singing Sand Mountain, the Red-Headed Giants, the Giroux Mine Disaster and many more.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439665095
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
The 287-mile stretch of highway that runs east to west across Nevada's desert is billed as the "Loneliest Road in America." But those who explore it find there is plenty to discover along the way in the towns of Austin, Eureka, Ely, Fallon and Fernley. Every one of these places has its own unique history, ghosts and stories to tell. From the sordid lynching of Richard Jennings to the humorous legend about a famous sack of flour, author Janice Oberding treks across Highway 50 seeking spirits and uncovering the tales of Singing Sand Mountain, the Red-Headed Giants, the Giroux Mine Disaster and many more.
Haunted Highways
Author: Tom Ogden
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493046977
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
For most of us, most of the time, the roads we travel are largely forgotten once we get to where we're going. By day, they usually reveal a familiar, real—living—world. But then darkness comes. Haunted Highways brings together more than twenty of the spookiest stories ever of ghosts, hauntings, and supernatural events on or near America's highways and byways. There are the usual suspects—the creepy hitchhiker, the eerie lights along a lonely stretch of road—as well as many you never dared to imagine. Each of the book's more than twenty-five chapters ratchets up the suspense, from an introduction that sets the scene and draws you in, to a haunting climax. Whether the actor Telly Savalas's haunting encounter with a long-dead good Samaritan on a rural Long Island road, or the Ghost Riders in the Sky who appear over the plains of Texas, these stories will bring delightful fright to readers young and old.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493046977
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
For most of us, most of the time, the roads we travel are largely forgotten once we get to where we're going. By day, they usually reveal a familiar, real—living—world. But then darkness comes. Haunted Highways brings together more than twenty of the spookiest stories ever of ghosts, hauntings, and supernatural events on or near America's highways and byways. There are the usual suspects—the creepy hitchhiker, the eerie lights along a lonely stretch of road—as well as many you never dared to imagine. Each of the book's more than twenty-five chapters ratchets up the suspense, from an introduction that sets the scene and draws you in, to a haunting climax. Whether the actor Telly Savalas's haunting encounter with a long-dead good Samaritan on a rural Long Island road, or the Ghost Riders in the Sky who appear over the plains of Texas, these stories will bring delightful fright to readers young and old.
Haunted Nevada
Author: Janice Oberding
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811712389
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The Silver State's most bizarre and creepy stories of paranormal activity, including . . . The Lost City outside Las Vegas Lynching apparitions on downtown Reno's Wedding Ring Bridge The haunted Goldfield Hotel The cursed airbase in Tonopah Apparitions of celebrities at Cal Neva Resort in Lake Tahoe, including Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and gangster Sam Giancana
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811712389
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The Silver State's most bizarre and creepy stories of paranormal activity, including . . . The Lost City outside Las Vegas Lynching apparitions on downtown Reno's Wedding Ring Bridge The haunted Goldfield Hotel The cursed airbase in Tonopah Apparitions of celebrities at Cal Neva Resort in Lake Tahoe, including Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and gangster Sam Giancana
Nevada Curiosities
Author: Richard Moreno
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1461747376
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The definitive collection of Nevada's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Nevada residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1461747376
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The definitive collection of Nevada's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Nevada residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
Woodall's ... North America Campground Directory
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Category : Camp sites, facilities, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1898
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Category : Camp sites, facilities, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1898
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Nevada
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Category : Nevada
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Category : Nevada
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Legends of the Northern Mines
Author: Fred S. Cook
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Nevada Highways and Parks
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Category : Nevada
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
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Category : Nevada
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
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Weird Las Vegas and Nevada
Author: Joe Oesterle
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402739408
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
A travel guide to Las Vegas that also focusses on the neglection of its historic places.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402739408
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
A travel guide to Las Vegas that also focusses on the neglection of its historic places.
Haunted Lake Tahoe
Author: Janice Oberding
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1626199469
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Lake Tahoe's natural splendor conceals its haunted history. Locals say the ghosts of the Donner Party haunt their doomed campsite in the Sierras. Wealthy recluse George Whittell is said to have never left his beloved Thunderbird Lodge, though he died in 1969. The ghosts of Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe and members of the Rat Pack are thought to gallivant in the showroom and cabins of the Cal Neva Lodge, a popular celebrity retreat. Prisoners from the past may remain in the old Truckee Jail, and the restless spirit of a murdered showgirl might linger in the Tahoe Biltmore. Travel back to Tahoe's golden age and explore where glamour meets ghoul with the queen of haunted Nevada, Janice Oberding.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1626199469
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Lake Tahoe's natural splendor conceals its haunted history. Locals say the ghosts of the Donner Party haunt their doomed campsite in the Sierras. Wealthy recluse George Whittell is said to have never left his beloved Thunderbird Lodge, though he died in 1969. The ghosts of Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe and members of the Rat Pack are thought to gallivant in the showroom and cabins of the Cal Neva Lodge, a popular celebrity retreat. Prisoners from the past may remain in the old Truckee Jail, and the restless spirit of a murdered showgirl might linger in the Tahoe Biltmore. Travel back to Tahoe's golden age and explore where glamour meets ghoul with the queen of haunted Nevada, Janice Oberding.