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Summerwind, formerly known as Lamont Mansion, is a ruined mansion on the shores of West Bay Lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Located on private land, its ruins are closed to the public. A number of urban legends and ghost stories in popular culture have contributed to its reputation as a haunted house. [4]
Silver Queen Hotel is a hotel located in the center of Virginia city in Nevada. [1] [2] It has 28 restored rooms that dates back from the 19th century. [3] [4] [5] Silver Queen Hotel was built in 1876 and it is the oldest hotel in Virginia city. [6] [7] Silver Queen Hotel is also known for the painting Silver Queen.
Virginia City was the first silver rush town, and the first to intensely apply large-scale industrial mining methods. [4] [5] After a year in existence, the boomtown had 42 saloons, 42 stores, 6 restaurants, 3 hotels, and 868 dwellings to house a town residency of 2,345. At its height in 1863, the town had 15,000 residents.
Here are 10 of America's most haunted hotels. 10. Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, California ... One of the repeat haunters is the city's very first chief of police, who was gunned down in the alley ...
The Marshall House, built in 1851, is the oldest hotel in Savannah. During its long history, the hotel served as a hospital three times: once during the Civil War for Union soldiers and twice ...
Julia Bulette (c. 1832 – January 19/20, 1867) was an English-born American prostitute in Virginia City, Nevada, a boomtown serving the Comstock Lode silver mine. She was murdered in 1867, and a French drifter named John Millain was quickly convicted and hanged for the crime.
Also in Virginia City is the Silver Queen Hotel and Wedding Chapel, [40] which is famous for its picture of a woman whose dress is made entirely of silver dollars. The hotel was built in 1876 and includes a saloon. Virginia City was declared a National Historic Landmark district in 1961, and has been carefully preserved to retain its historic ...
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