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Author Kailyn Lamb looks at locations throughout Colorado and dives headfirst into the history behind the ghosts and what makes them stay.
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Acknowledgments Welcome to America’s Haunted Road Trip Introduction Denver Area 1: Croke-Patterson Mansion, Denver 2: Cheesman Park and the Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver 3: Molly Brown House Museum, Denver 4: Oxford Hotel, Denver “STRANGLER’S ROW” 5: Denver’s Infamous Brothels, Denver 6: Brown Palace Hotel, Denver 7: Tivoli Student Union, Denver Front Range 8: Buffalo Bill’s Grave, Golden 9: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison 10: Hotel Boulderado, Boulder “BOULDER THEATER” 11: Stanley Hotel, Estes Park East 12: Summit Springs Battlefield, Otis 13: Sand Creek Massacre, Chivington South Central 14: Bloody Espinosa Brothers, Various Locations 15: Broadmoor, Colorado Springs 16: Cave of the Winds, Manitou Springs 17: Crawford Family, Manitou Springs “COLORADO'S COFFIN RACES” 18: Miramont Castle, Manitou Springs 19: Museum of Colorado Prisons, Cañon City West 20: City of Durango, Durango 21: City of Breckenridge, Breckenridge 22: Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs 23: Hotel Jerome, Aspen 24: Redstone Castle, Redstone 25: Gilpin County, Central City and Black Hawk Additional Haunted Sites 26: Capitol Hill Thug, Denver 27: Denver Public Library (Central Branch), Denver 28: Lumber Baron Inn and Gardens, Denver 29: Macky Auditorium at the University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder 30: Gold Camp Road, Colorado Springs 31: College Inn at the University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder 32: Meeker Massacre, Meeker 33: Old Chapel, Lamar 34: Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, Colorado Springs 35: McIntyre House, Douglas County Colorado Haunted Road Trip Travel Guide Visiting Haunted Sites Ghostly Resources Bibliography About the Author
About the author
Kailyn Lamb is a journalist who received her bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism from the Metropolitan State University of Denver and her master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in May 2016. She is a Colorado native and has written for Denver’s own Out Front magazine. Ghosthunting Colorado is her first book. She has an online presence through social media sites, primarily Facebook and Twitter.
Summary
Ghosthunting Colorado Is Your One-Stop Source for Everything That Goes Bump in the Night In the 1800s, Colorado quickly became the heart and soul of the gold rush that eventually brought the territory into statehood. Thousands flocked to cities like Leadville in the hopes of finding their fortunes. Many of Colorado's most famous ghosts, such as “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” have their roots in Colorado's colorful mining history. Alfred Packer, the state's sentenced cannibal, also came to Colorado for gold, but there are more than just the spirits of miners here.
The eyes of paranormal enthusiasts have long been on the Centennial State due to the fame that Stephen King's The Shining brought to the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. The stories of Colorado's mountainous hotel seem to have taken on a life of their own, making the building supposedly one of the most haunted in the country. The Stanley, however, is not the only haunted hotel in Colorado. Multiple inns and hotels in Denver alone have histories as sites of brothels, suicides, and other deaths that make their victims decide to stay in their beloved rooms forever. The oldest hotel in Denver, The Oxford Hotel has ghosts aplenty and a “Murder Room” to boot. A bed-and-breakfast in Capitol Hill called The Patterson Inn used to be the mansion of Colorado's first state senator. The 14,000-square-foot building is made of red sandstone native to the Garden of the Gods area. The mansion is also the source of several urban myths, such as the tale of “Willy,” a satanic undertaker who lived in the carriage house and is said to have kidnapped and killed small boys.
Outside of Denver, the Rocky Mountains of Colorado are considered to be one of the best destinations in the country for hiking and skiing. The mountains appeal to spirits, as well, including the ghost of a woman who was supposedly murdered by her husband and who is now said to hitchhike on the roads near Pike's Peak. The world-famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison is not without its ghosts. Concertgoers and employees have seen the apparition of a miner in restricted areas of the venue, while the Hatchet Lady of Red Rocks terrorizes lovers in the surrounding park.
Author Kailyn Lamb looks at locations throughout the state and dives headfirst into the history behind the ghosts and what has made them stay.
