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st. landry clarion (opelousas, la.) 1890-1921 — haunted house

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1920-01-24
Location: opelousas, louisiana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: st. landry clarion (opelousas, la.) 1890-1921 · 1920-01-24 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1920-01-24 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “haunted house”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... world. Living now In the "Haunted House" are five families besides some men who occupy the small rooms at the rear of the house that were formerly slave quarters. The heavy ropes and chains that were once in the rooms used to bind up the slaves have given place to modern furniture. One of the tenants, who has been In the house for eight years said: "I was the first person to live in this house after they decided to rent it as a tenement. There were no other families living here and one night, on the third floor, I saw a man walking around carrying his head on his arm Frightened? Not me. I ...

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