Birmingham
Sloss Furnaces
The Sloss
Furnaces are undoubtedly the most famous and haunted place in the
central Alabama area. The story here is that for years a cruel
foreman on the midnight shift at the furnaces worked his men
relentlessly under grueling conditions, with temperatures often rising
above 120 degrees. This resulted in an unusual number of deaths on
that shift, causing the company to
eventually do away with it altogether. Paranormal activity
in this place consists of sounds, temperature changes, feelings of being
watched, and streaks and orbs. At a recent concert at the
furnaces, we managed to get to a secluded walkway, and were surprised at
the many orbs the camera detected within the area. Sloss is a
must-see for anyone interested in paranormal occurrences, as it is
fairly accessible through public events held there, and it is seems to
be something of a hotbed of paranormal activity.
Sloss Furnaces are in
downtown Birmingham off 1st Avenue North.
Claiborne
McConnico
Cemetery
In
1865, while riding in their carriage one morning, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Locklin
witnessed the apparitions of 12 Union horsemen in McConnico Cemetery. The
couple swore they had seen the victims of Confederate Soldier, Lafayette
Seigler, because of the bandages wrapped on each horseman's head. Seigler
had ambushed Northern patrols in this area, and after killing them would cut off
their ears. Intermittent sightings have occurred since that time,
stretching over more than100 years.
McConnico
Cemetary is located off I-84 and is situated on the banks of the Alabama
River.
Evergreen
Interstate
65
Interstate
65 was built over sacred Indian burial grounds, and many believe that
the ghosts of the Creek Indians now haunt the highway that runs through
the middle of their spiritual home. In the 1830's, the Creeks were
forced to leave this site, and over 3,500 of them died on while
attempting to reach their new home on a Reservation in Oklahoma.
Although this 40 mile stretch of highway is even, straight, and well
maintained, many are convinced that it is haunted. Over the course of 6
years there have been 519 accidents, 23 deaths and 208 injuries on this
one stretch of road. This high accident rate on
a straight stretch of road is probably no coincidence!
This
portion of Interstate
65 is located in South Central Alabama between Evergreen and Greenville.
*Drive carefully!
Irondale
Bass
Cemetery
Bass Cemetery in Irondale is an old, little known, and fairly neglected
cemetery in the Birmingham area. The locale is spooky, being out
in the woods with basically nothing nearby. Some of the
graves have been desecrated, and there are rumors that occult groups
practice their rituals there. The cemetery itself is at least 200
years old, and there are Civil War soldiers and probably slaves buried
there. Sketchy reports of paranormal activity include noises,
orbs, mists, and at least partial manifestations of figures.
The cemetery at this time has a gate and is closed at night. I
have had some complaints from relatives that people are going in and
vandalizing this cemetery at night. Please have respect, people!
Bass cemetery is
located on Ruffner Road. From Roebuck Plaza, take Ruffner Road
about 1 to 1.5 miles and look for a narrow dirt road on the south side
of the highway. The cemetery is maybe 150 yards down this rather
rough dirt road.
Kinston
Harrison
Cemetery
The
sounds of fiddle music can still be heard inside the shelter built over
Grancer Harrison's tomb. Grancer was a cotton farmer who built a
large house on land bordering the Pea River. Nothing gave him more
joy than to invite his neighbors over for square dances and
barbeques. In fact, he loved dancing so much that he requested that when he died, he
be laid out on his old feather bed adorned in his dancing shoes and
clothes. Before death, he made a brick tomb large enough to house
his feather bed then built a wooden shelter over it for protection.
To this day people still report the sounds of his lively fiddle
music emanating from inside of the structure.
Harrison
Cemetery is in south Alabama, just outside Kinston, and on the opposite side of Cripple Creek
at the junction of Highways 52 and 189.
Moundville
Moundville Archeological Park
Moundville is a 1,000 year old Indian village consisting of 26 earthen
mounds arranged in a rectangular shape. Not much is known about
the civilization that occupied this territory, but at one point it was
one of the largest city populations in North America. Thousands of
burials took place there, some of which may have been within the mounds,
but most of which are situated on the surrounding grounds.
This is an area that is packed with noticeable energy from the
moment you drive into the site, and reports of many different
kinds of occurrences have been reported here, including unusual lights
and sounds, mists, orbs, and cold spots. We personally visited
this spot recently during the annual Indian festival, and the energy was
literally palpable. Because of this, Moundville is a site that
after a little more research we will probably upgrade to a portal site
(see Other Dimensions for more information). There are campsites
available within the park grounds, and campers have access to the mounds
and surrounding areas at night, making this an incredible opportunity
for those interested in experiencing the energy of a strongly kinetic
place in an "up-close and personal" way.
Moundville
Archeological Park is located 14 miles south of Tuscaloosa, Alabama on
Highway 69, with clear signage from both directions on Interstate 20/59.
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