Ghosts of Madison, Indiana

Virginia Dyer Jorgensen

• Publisher: The History Press
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781609497446
• eBook ISBN: 9781614236931
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

Downtown Madison, the largest contiguous National Historic Landmark in the United States, provides the perfect haunts for poltergeists and playful spirits.
 
Beautifully preserved mid-nineteenth-century buildings grace the streets of Madison, Indiana, providing a concrete connection to the past. But a more ethereal, ghostly link flits about these streets when night descends. Restive spirits linger here, like the extra that may join you mid-slumber at Whitehall Bed-and-Breakfast, a residual from the Civil War hospital that was once nearby. Feel the ghostly chill of a mob bootlegger who stops by the Broadway Tavern around last call and learn of the myriad ghosts that flutter here in search of something. Dive into the shadows of Madison on this chilling journey with Virginia Jorgensen.
 
Includes photos!

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• What Do Ghosts Want and Why Are They Here?
• Whitehall Bed-and-Breakfast
• The Central Street Lady in White
• Spirit Notes
• The Haunted Funeral Parlor
• The Old Lumber Mill
• The Curious Spirit
• Donlan House: Haunted Harmonies
• Indiana’s Oldest Hotel: The Broadway Hotel, Restaurant and Tavern
• The Kitchen Shadow
• The Main Street Laundress
• Little John James Lanier
• The Lady in Red
• The Park Avenue Poltergeist
• The Ohio Theater Fright Show
• The Little Girl Ghost of Walnut Street
• Judge Jeremiah Sullivan’s House
• The Murder of Sheriff Robert Right Rea
• The Hilltop Horror
• The Playful Spirit
• The City Cemeteries of Madison
• What to Do If You Encounter a Ghost
• Selected Bibliography
• About the Author