Haunted Salem, Oregon
- ISBN-10
- 1439665222
- ISBN-13
- 9781439665220
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-09-03
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing
- Author
- Tim King
Description
Salem's haunted tales date back to the 1830s, when indigenous tribes, trappers and homesteaders shared the lush Willamette Valley. Murders, hangings and dark underground passageways defined the city's early days as the Willamette River moved old stern-wheelers up to the city's docks. Today, the sounds of those phantom vessels can be heard plying along the river late at night. Oregon's capital city has long been the site of mental hospitals, prisons and other notorious institutions, famously depicted in the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The residual effects of decades of torture and depravity cling to the old facilities in both sight and sound. Author Tim King examines many of these chilling encounters along with eyewitness accounts of spirits that refuse to be quiet.
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