| There is an old abandoned house near Blackwell, mo by the new bridge. Its really spooky. I went inside it and found a really old envelope (at least from the 1920's) on the floor. It was a train ticket envelope with the name Dorthea Creloar or Ireloar couldn't make out the first letter of the last name. The house was 2 stories. In the living room was an old player piano. There was no bathroom inside the house. Kept hearing strange noises. The house has clearly been abandoned for many years. Its a really big house and would look neat if it was fixed up again. If anyone has any info on this house, or would like to know more please reply back. DD Just got back from spending the weekend down there doing some investigating. Forgot to bring my camera, so no pix. Talked to one of the nuns down there for a few hours and learned about some of the history. Nun said the guy was shot/murdered right in front of the fireplace in 1863. The original cellar is still there, and the fireplace is still down there too. That is where we will do a Ouigee when we go back down there. Found some more headstones outside of the cemetary walls. Ouigee'd for a couple minutes and was told to stay outta the graveyard. At night, noises, bad smells, the whole bit. My new opinion is that the graveyard and the whole place and area is haunted. SC I never actually witnessed anything but when i was 19 I was initiated into the Blackwell Eastern Star at the Masonic Lodge. By then they were in their new building at the junction of E & CC. However my mother in-law (who was the Worthymatron) along with all the other old timers never spoke of the old lodge building no matter how many questions i would ask about it and when i'd mention what a curious town it was and the reasons for it "drying-up" they never really seemed to have info to share, although many of them HAD to have know since they grew up around there. And she always told me it wasn't safe to be nosing around there. I've always wanted to walk up the train tracks to the site of an old cellar and where there is an old civil war cemetary, I have heard stories of "activity' up there. There is DEFINITELY a creepy presence there. CL I am writing to give you information about Blackwell. About 10 years ago when I was a high school student I heard a story of the nun on top of the church out at Blackwell. One night some friends and I drove out that way. It was very dark and I got cold chills and I am not sure if the figure I saw on the church by the bridge was actually a nun. I do know that place was creepy. That night after crossing the bridge I became very ill. My body temperature dropped to around 96 degrees and I felt really weak. The next few weeks after the visit to Blackwell were odd and I am not sure if it links but it was odd. It was the day after, and I decided to drive to Blackwell during the day to see for myself if there was anything that could have caused the image I had seen the night before. Unfortunately, I never arrived to the bridge. Shortly after turning on to the road to Blackwell a vehicle from nowhere ran me off the road. I walked half a mile down theroad to a house to call for help. It seemed to look as if people were home but no one answered the door. In the weeks that followed somebody murdered my dog in my yard and somebody called my high school saying that there were my parents and to meet them outside at a certain time. I went in front of the school but no one was there and a white van circled the parking lot and stopped right by my car. I could not tell very well who was driving but immediate inside called home to find out that my parents never called. Page Back Next Page |
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