Posted 02/26/2014 by Chad in Ghost Hunters
Story By: Chad Alan
"Nine Men's Misery"
Cumberland Library and Cumberland Monastery, Cumberland, Rhode Island
Before eventually becoming a library, and after serving as a monastery, the buildings and the grounds of this historic land hold a terrible past. In 1676 a bloody battle between European settlers and a local Indian tribe broke out. Nine men were eventually led into the woods and were skinned alive, beheaded, their heads put on stakes, and their bodies hung from the trees. What was left
Posted 02/05/2014 by Chad in Ghost Hunters
Story By: Chad Alan
"Don't Forget About Us"
Octagon Hall - Franklin, KY
Octagon Hall is an old style house built in the days of the Civil War by Andrew Caldwell. Caldwell was a supporter of the Confederate army and he would house, hide, and medically treat Confederate soldiers during the war. Of course many soldiers would end up dying in the home, along with his wife and two daughters from sickness and a fire. All of these terrible
Posted 01/29/2014 by Chad in Ghost Hunters
Story By: Chad Alan
"Phantom Fleet"
Buffalo Naval and Military Park - Buffalo, New York
TAPS would be investigating 2 naval ships and one submarine, all of which were involved in many battles or rescue missions during their time of service. The USS The Sullivans was named after the Sullivan family who lost five sons in a naval battle in 1945. Half bodied apparitions and ghostly faces that look like they have been burned are said to float
Posted 01/22/2014 by Chad in Ghost Hunters
Story By: Chad Alan
"Orphans of Gettysburg"
Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The Battle of Gettysburg was the largest and deadliest battle in the civil war. Over 97,000 Union and 75,000 Confederate soldiers fought in the battle and 51,000 died. Mind you, the city itself only had 2,400 residents so this was a huge surge of life and death. TAPS would investigate two main locations, the "Soldiers Museum," which used to be a child orphanage and the "Jennie Wade
Posted 10/30/2013 by Chad in Ghost Hunters
Story By: Chad Alan
"Hyde and Seek"
Hyde Hall - Cooperstown, NY
Cooperstown is probably best known for being the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame, but its long history has also made it a place for spirits to roam the town. Hyde Hall is just one of the many haunted buildings in the city and TAPS called it their "Most anticipated case of the year." Hyde Hall is actually a large house or manor if you will that George Clarke began