Post by bluefedish on Aug 25, 2007 15:09:34 GMT -5
Dead Man's Canyon, Colorado Springs, Colorado
This canyon is haunted by the ghoulish phantom of a man with an ax in his forehead. The ghost of William Harkins has haunted the area since 1863, when he was murdered by a gang of Mexican religious fanatics. Over the years, dozens of people have reported being chased by the angry phantom near his cabin on Little Fountain Creek. Some have fired bullets at his ghastly shade, & one mother struck him in the ear for scaring her son. It took a few seconds before she realized the man with the ax in his head was a ghost.
Selected Sources:
The National Directory Haunted Places by Dennis William Hauck
christmastreeship.homestead.com/HankandLucy.html
Whitehead/Peabody Mansion, Denver, Colorado
Dr. William R. Whitehead was the original owner of what is now know as the Whitehead/Peabody Mansion and the offices of Richard P. Arber Associates Consulting Engineers. He was born in 1831 to a wealthy and aristocratic family in Virginia. After studying medicine in the United States, he moved to Paris to study French and then moved to Vienna where he volunteered to serve as a surgeon in the Russian Army during the Crimean War. After spending numerous years in Europe, he settled in New York to continue his medical career. At the beginning of the Civil War, he returned to his true heritage in the South where he served as a surgeon in the Confederate Army. In 1872, following the Civil War, he moved to Denver due to his wife's poor health. He was able to quickly rise to be one of Denver's leading citizens. In 1874 be was elected to the Denver City Council. He soon became the chairman of the Denver Board of Health. In addition to his social and political prominence, Dr. Whitehead was also an early leader of Denver's medical community. By the time he lived on Grant he was in retirement until his death in 1902. James H. Peabody, a Republican businessman from Canon City, was elected Governor of Colorado in 1903. At this time, Colorado did not have an official Governor's mansion, so Peabody set out to find a residence in Denver. Peabody took residence in 1128 Grant during his term in office; however was only known to live there during 1903 and 1904. As Governor, Peabody played a pivotal role in the violent clash between forces for and against unionization of Colorado's miners. "Peabodyism" became the principle issue in the 1904 election between Peabody and Alva Adams, who had served two previous terms,. Adams won the election and was inaugurated, but political intrigue resulted in the Republican legislature declaring that Peabody had won. Peabody served one day before resigning on March 17, 1905 to be succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Jesse F. McDonald. The house is said to be haunted by later residents. It's rumored that a woman was brutally raped in the basement & that someone commited suicide in the bathroom. Whatever the source of the disturbances, many people have felt bad vibes there. In the early 1980s, a nightclub opened in the old mansion. In deference to the unseen occupants, it was called Spirits.
Selected Sources:
The National Directory Haunted Places by Dennis William Hauck
www.arber.com/contact/contacting.html
www.arber.com
This canyon is haunted by the ghoulish phantom of a man with an ax in his forehead. The ghost of William Harkins has haunted the area since 1863, when he was murdered by a gang of Mexican religious fanatics. Over the years, dozens of people have reported being chased by the angry phantom near his cabin on Little Fountain Creek. Some have fired bullets at his ghastly shade, & one mother struck him in the ear for scaring her son. It took a few seconds before she realized the man with the ax in his head was a ghost.
Selected Sources:
The National Directory Haunted Places by Dennis William Hauck
christmastreeship.homestead.com/HankandLucy.html
Whitehead/Peabody Mansion, Denver, Colorado
Dr. William R. Whitehead was the original owner of what is now know as the Whitehead/Peabody Mansion and the offices of Richard P. Arber Associates Consulting Engineers. He was born in 1831 to a wealthy and aristocratic family in Virginia. After studying medicine in the United States, he moved to Paris to study French and then moved to Vienna where he volunteered to serve as a surgeon in the Russian Army during the Crimean War. After spending numerous years in Europe, he settled in New York to continue his medical career. At the beginning of the Civil War, he returned to his true heritage in the South where he served as a surgeon in the Confederate Army. In 1872, following the Civil War, he moved to Denver due to his wife's poor health. He was able to quickly rise to be one of Denver's leading citizens. In 1874 be was elected to the Denver City Council. He soon became the chairman of the Denver Board of Health. In addition to his social and political prominence, Dr. Whitehead was also an early leader of Denver's medical community. By the time he lived on Grant he was in retirement until his death in 1902. James H. Peabody, a Republican businessman from Canon City, was elected Governor of Colorado in 1903. At this time, Colorado did not have an official Governor's mansion, so Peabody set out to find a residence in Denver. Peabody took residence in 1128 Grant during his term in office; however was only known to live there during 1903 and 1904. As Governor, Peabody played a pivotal role in the violent clash between forces for and against unionization of Colorado's miners. "Peabodyism" became the principle issue in the 1904 election between Peabody and Alva Adams, who had served two previous terms,. Adams won the election and was inaugurated, but political intrigue resulted in the Republican legislature declaring that Peabody had won. Peabody served one day before resigning on March 17, 1905 to be succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Jesse F. McDonald. The house is said to be haunted by later residents. It's rumored that a woman was brutally raped in the basement & that someone commited suicide in the bathroom. Whatever the source of the disturbances, many people have felt bad vibes there. In the early 1980s, a nightclub opened in the old mansion. In deference to the unseen occupants, it was called Spirits.
Selected Sources:
The National Directory Haunted Places by Dennis William Hauck
www.arber.com/contact/contacting.html
www.arber.com
