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1 day ago · In Maggie Valley, North Carolina the remnants of a wild-west-themed park that launched in 1961 are gathering dust. Once, one of the more popular destinations in the Smokies, Ghost Town in the Sky is now just that… a ghost town. But some hope Smoky Mountain theme park impresario Dolly Parton will step in and save the day.
4 days ago · At the northern end of Spring Gardens, at the corner of the footway leading into the Mall of St. James's Park, stood formerly a dull and extremely unattractive mansion, known as Berkeley House, from having been the town residence of the Earls of Berkeley for the best part of a century.
1 day ago · Northern State Mental Hospital: Eerie Ghost Town in Washington State. Located near Sedro-Woolley, Washington lies an eerie reminder of Washington State's forgotten mental health history, the Northern State Mental Hospital. Once filled with over 2,700 patients, this facility grew into a self-sustaining city during its peak in the mid-20th century.
1 day ago · Suffolk County Police today arrested a Lindenhurst man for possessing child pornography. Following tips from the Fort Worth Police Department in Texas, Suffolk County Police Digital Forensics Unit detectives arrested a Lindenhurst man Taner Ocal for sexually explicit conversations he had with two 10-year-old girls from Texas on social media and through text messages.
6 days ago · Public · Anyone on or off Facebook. Friends of St. James' Park are excited to announce the return of our Summer Festival on Saturday 15th June 2024, this is our biggest event of the year, celebrating all the local area has to offer. We have our Stage back this year, so expect a packed programme of performances from talents all around the area.
2 days ago · Then we visited Bonaventure Cemetery, famous from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Our guide was very knowledgeable about its history, and relayed many stories, including the ghost stories, but he was also very fact based, i.e., he'd tell us "people say" and give us the alternate facts, but he had "true facts" to back up what really happened, and sources to check.
3 days ago · In his program, “West Orange County’s Golden Age of Railroads: Ghost Towns & Phantom Trains,” Cronin will share information and stories from Central Florida’s Citrus Belt towns, including Creston, Monte Vista and Waco. Reserve a seat for this free event by emailing [email protected] or contacting the WGHF at (407) 656-3244.
