Haunted Baldwin County, Alabama

by Harriet Brill Outlaw

Overview

Baldwin County is no stranger to the supernatural. As the largest county in the state of Alabama, Baldwin has hidden stories to be uncovered. Residents can still hear the horse of a soldier buried in the Confederate Rest Cemetery. Lonesome melodies from a piano haunt the Grand Hotel Ballroom. Many residents have stolen a glimpse of Catman at Gulf State Park and a mysterious lady descending the stairs of a historic tidewater home. Author Harriet Outlaw tells the stories behind the spirits that represent the most colorful characters of Baldwin County history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781625854032
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	08/10/2015
Series:	Haunted America
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Harriet Brill Outlaw is a retired educator with a deep belief in the preservation of local folklore. She has co-authored three Images of America books with Arcadia Publishing, produced numerous documentaries on local history and has several media articles to her credit.

Table of Contents

Foreword Deborah Rankins Tunstall 9

Preface 11

Acknowledgements 13

Introduction: My Very Own Ghost 15

Part I Norih Baldwin County

Thief in the Church Attic: Montgomery Hill Baptist Church 21

Barefoot Annie Hide-and-Seek: The Morris Farm 25

Massacre at Fort Mims: Tensaw 30

Little Red Schoolhouse: Bay Minette 35

A Ghost Town: Blakeley 41

Part II The Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay

The Slave Gallery: Daphne Methodist Church Museum 47

The Bride of the Branch: Yancey Branch, Daphne 51

The Village Visitors: Village Point Park Preserve, Daphne 54

Masonic Hall Guardian: Old Daphne Masonic Hall 57

A Fair Hope of Hauntings: Fairhope 59

Part III The Grand Hotel

The Grand Piano Man: Jack Normand 63

Black Magic: Confederate Rest Cemetery 69

The Ocean Wave: Bay Boat Disaster, Point Clear 73

Part IV Southern Baldwin County

The Creole Rosary: Weeks Bay 77

Ol' Two Toe: Delta Bayous 79

The Lady on the Stairs: Swift-Coles House 84

The Lady in a Blue Dress: Fort Morgan 87

Catman Trail: Gulf Shores State Park 90

Part V Riding the Rail, Line

Railroad Bill: Bay Minette Depot 95

The Girl in the Window: Loxley Hotel 102

String of Pearls: Foley Depot Museum 105

About the Author 111