Pre- Haunt Interview with Locals:On July 23, 2009 we visited Geneva and interviewed two upstanding locals about Smitty’s Curve. We stopped in at the local Subway and chatted briefly with “Emily” and “Crystal” regarding their personal experiences with Smitty’s Curve. This is what

Location:Exact location unknown. Somewhere along Brady Street there was an old Victorian house that no longer exists.History:According to local lore, sometime around 1918, a family lived in the house on Brady Street. The two children in the family died and subsequently, the paren

History:Mears Junction was named for either Otto Mears, who once had a toll road along this route, or it is named for Dave Mears who traveled with Lt.Marshall across the pass in 1873. There was once a water tank that provided service to the railroad at Mears Junction. The Mears J

Location:Exact location unknown. Somewhere along Brady Street there was an old Victorian house that no longer exists.History:According to local lore, sometime around 1918, a family lived in the house on Brady Street. The two children in the family died and subsequently, the paren

Location:
Atchison Street runs east-west and intersects with North 10th Street in Atchison, Kansas. The street runs just south of the Amelia Earhart Museum.
History:
Atchison, Kansas is known as one of the most haunted places in America due to its ghost-story heritage, aptly port

Willow Island, Nebraska
Willow Island is a small unincorporated community in Dawson County, between Cozad and Gothenburg, Nebraska.
Ghosts and Hauntings of Willow Island Road:
Willow Island Road is a curvy gravel road outside of the community of Willow Island. Parts of the roa

History:Mears Junction was named for either Otto Mears, who once had a toll road along this route, or it is named for Dave Mears who traveled with Lt.Marshall across the pass in 1873. There was once a water tank that provided service to the railroad at Mears Junction. The Mears J

The History:A man purportedly hung each of his 7 sisters on one of each of the hills. There are, supposedly only 3 or 4 “good hills” remaining.Old buildings supposedly still sit on this property.The Haunting:Reports of odd occurrences like cars st

Location:
Atchison Street runs east-west and intersects with North 10th Street in Atchison, Kansas. The street runs just south of the Amelia Earhart Museum.
History:
Atchison, Kansas is known as one of the most haunted places in America due to its ghost-story heritage, aptly port

Marysville, Washington
Stanwood Fire Trail Road | Marysville-Pilchuk Road | Marine View Drive Information:
Part of the Stanwood Fire Trail Road in Marysville, Washington is on the Tulalip Indian Reservation. According to one source, Fire Trail Road was built to allow access to

Crocker, Missouri:
Crocker is located in the central part of the state in Pulaski County. It is a small town of only about 1,000 residents.
Cry Baby Hollow Location:
Cry Baby Hollow is located outside of Crocker, Missouri on DD Highway.
Interesting Facts about Cry Baby Hollow:
Ac

The Jetmore Curve
Location:
Jetmore is located at the junction of Highway 156 and 283 in southwestern Kansas.
The Jetmore Curve is located about 3 miles west of Jetmore, Kansas along a gravel road.
History:
Jetmore is a small town of about 1,000 residents. It is the County Seat o

See Cry Baby Hollow | Cry Baby Holler in Hartselle, Alabama for more information.

History:Poncha Pass was the location of the first depot south of Mears Junction. There are many hot springs in this area, which was once populated by the Utes and other Indians. Spaniard Juan Bautista de Anza was the first to discover this region. Although some sources say that t

Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in North Dakota with a population of about 96,000 people. It is the Cass County Seat in southeastern North Dakota. The city of Fargo was founded in 1871 as an early stopping point for steamboats on the Red River in the late 1800’s. T

Northwest HighwayLocation:The northwest highway is known as Highway 13 in Northwestern Colorado in Moffat County.Paranormal Activities Reported:People have reported a strange “mist” or fog over an area on the road where a car accident claimed a young man’s life.Resources:Shad

Adams, Massachusetts
Adams is located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It has a population of about 9,000 residents.
Adams, Massachusetts was officially incorporated in 1778. It was named after Samuel Adams, the revolutionary hero, signer of the Declaration of Independence,

McPherson Kansas
History and Demographics for McPherson, Kansas:
McPherson is located in central Kansas, in McPherson County. It is a community of approximately 13,000 people, named after James Birdseye McPherson, a Union general.
McPherson was founded in in 1872 by twelve mem

Columbus, Georgia:
Columbus is located on the western edge of the state of Georgia. It is located about 100 miles south of Atlanta in Muscogee County. The city is home to about 190,000 residents.
Cry Baby Bridge Location:
The Cry Baby Bridge was recently destroyed and rebuilt. It

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin with approximately 600,000 residents. It is located on the southwest shore of Lake Michigan.
French missionaries and fur traders were the first Europeans to pass through the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. In 181, the F

Saraland, Alabama:
How to Get to Cry Baby Bridge in Saraland, Alabama:
Once you get to Saraland, Alabama turn off of Kali Oka Road and continue around Dead Man’s Curve, heading toward Kali Oka Plantation. Be wary of the treacherous winding roads in this area. People drive f

Location:Located along State Road 25 where the road gets notably curvy and rural.History:Local lore claims that a train used to run through the area now known as Devil’s Backbone, but that the train sank into the quicksand in the area. No historical data that we’ve found so far h

Location:Riverdale Road runs from Highway 7 in Brighton to northeast Denver around the Thornton area. It runs along the Adams County Regional Park.History:This is a meandering curvy stretch of roads that run parallel to the South Platte River. They are poorly maintained. Accordin

Location:Bremerton, Washington is located in Kitsap County in the northwestern quadrant of the state. It is about 55 minutes away from Seattle via a ferry ride that carries both cars and walk-on passengers.Holland Road is located in Bremerton, Washington, however the actual locat

Athens, Texas
Athens, TX
Monkey Bridge
Athens, Texas:
Athens is a small town in Henderson County with a population of about 13,000 citizens.
How to Get to Monkey Bridge:
Monkey Bridge is located on Meredith Road near Athens, Texas.
Story of Monkey Bridge:
Monkey Bridge is just on

Dead Man’s Curve
There are a number of “Dead Man’s Curves” throughout the United States, but the one in Saraland, Alabama is located on a winding stretch known as Kali Oka Road. It is a sharp turn just south of the famous Cry Baby Bridge in the vicinity of

Location:Carnation, Washington is located in King County which is in the western/central part of the state.The main road that connects Carnation and Fall City is Highway 203 is the Fall City Carnation Road NE.History:Carnation, Washington was initially incorporated on December 30

 
Anderson, Indiana:
Anderson, Indiana is in the central portion of the state with just under 60,000 residents. It is located in Madison County, Indiana.
Lindberg Road Location:
This road is located near Alex Pike in Anderson, Indiana.
Lindberg Road Haunted House:
The haunte

Westminster, Maryland

Westminster is located in north central Maryland. It is the county seat of Carroll County. It is a smaller community of about 18,000 residents.

Old Jail Information:

Big Tom Parkes was held in a corner cell of the Old Jail in Westminster in the mid