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fairhaven herald (fairhaven, wash.) 1890-???? — haunted house

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1892-03-29
Location: fairhaven, washington, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: fairhaven herald (fairhaven, wash.) 1890-???? · 1892-03-29 · page 3
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1892-03-29 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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... of the tragedy ol the haunted house. k “What became of the old Norman bed?” asked of Donald Thurston when I hadl read the story to the end. “It is rotting tliere with the old house, anless the ghosts have carried it away.” 1 “Then I am going to have a look at it,” answered. The old man finally agreed to go with me and help me find the room that was called the chamber of death. We found it after a short search ‘through the crum-| bling ruins, and there was the bed ina| fair state of preservation because it had been sheltered, The dragon heads were still intact, 2o hideous looking things they ...

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