Washington County Spooky Stuff
Potosi Ghost Hunting Workshop - Sept. 2008
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| LONG ~ BANTA HOUSE: From: Jennie Maude Roussin DeClue ~ I remember the old Long Banta house when I was a kid in the 30's in Potosi. It was as I remember, in a very run down condition, and we neighborhood kids would not venture on the grounds because we "knew" it was haunted. |
| STAGE COACH HOUSE ~ I heard that the old "Stagecoach" house on Missouri St. was haunted. The wife of the resident, Charlie Hayes, said she awakened one night and there was a man dressed in clothing fashionable in the early 1800's.. The old house was destroyed, I believe, in the 40's. I am 76 years old , and I remember it well. - Jennie Maude Roussin DeClue |
| CLARA HALL HOUSE ~ This house was built in the 1830's. Written on the wall of an upstairs room were the words, "I spent the day in the berry patch with Alice, July 23, 1844." One time an occupant of the house saw a ghost-figure of a lady coming down the stairs. Unfortunately this house burned down in the 1990's. |
| HAUNTED OAK TREE ~ 3 miles east of Anthony's Mill. A man was hanged there during the Civil War. From: Placenames of Five Southeast Missouri Counties by Gertrude Minnie Zimmer |