Arizona's Haunted Route 66

by Debe Branning

Overview

Discover the Spirits of Arizona’s Route 66

Along nearly 400 miles of road are stops filled with legends, history, superstitions, and spirits of travelers who experienced untimely accidents and murders. Meet Leorena Shipley, an aspiring actress whose career was cut short by tragedy. Discover how the Apache Death Cave became the haunted site of a mass grave. Visit the Monte Vista Hotel, one of the most haunted hotels in Arizona. Learn how the Grand Canyon Caverns were discovered and became a favorite attraction. Travel to Oatman, a ghost town with a multitude of spirits.

Join author and paranormal historian Debe Branning on a haunted road trip across Arizona and discover the spooky history of the Mother Road.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467146661
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	09/13/2021
Series:	Haunted America
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Debe Branning has been the director of the MVD Ghostchasers since 1994, conducting investigations of haunted, historical locations throughout Arizona. She is a paranormal journalist and has been a guest lecturer at several Arizona universities and community colleges, science fiction and paranormal conferences, historical societies and libraries. She has shared her expertise on several television shows and is the author of six previous books on the paranormal and three children’s books.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 11

Introduction 13

1 Lupton

Chief Yellowhorse Trading Post 17

2 Allentown

Cronemeyer Trading Post 20

3 Houck

Fort Courage 24

Abandoned Querino Canyon Bridge 27

4 Sanders

The Log Cabin Trading Post 29

5 Holbrook

Curse of the Petrified Forest 32

Painted Desert Inn 35

Historical Navajo County Courthouse 38

Bucket of Blood Saloon 42

Blevins House 45

Wigwam Village Motel 48

6 Joseph City

Ella's Frontier Trading Post 51

7 Winslow

Leorena Shipley: Ghost of the Cottonwood Wash 54

La Posada Hotel 56

Bojo's Grill & Sports Club 60

Winslow Theater 64

Earl's Route 66 Motor Court 67

8 Meteor City

Wicked Witch of Route 66 70

Mystical Meteor Crater 72

9 Two Guns

Desert Zoo 74

Apache Death Cave 78

10 Winona

Walnut Canyon "Ghost Bridge" 81

11 Flagstaff

Riordan Mansion 85

Lowell Observatory 87

Old Shantytown 89

Hotel Monte Vista 90

Orpheum Theatre 93

Milligan Home 95

Weatherford Hotel 98

Museum Club 99

12 Bellemont

Termansen Ranch 103

13 Williams

Fray Marcos Harvey House and Train Depot 105

Twisters Soda Fountain 110

Sultana Bar 112

Simplicio Torrez's Ghost 115

Red Garter Bed and Bakery 117

The Hatchet Murder of Hazel Johnson 120

14 Ash Fork

The Curse of Ash Fork Hill 124

15 Seligman

Jas. A. Pitts Mercantile 128

16 Peach Springs

Grand Canyon Caverns and Bunk House 131

Harvey Hudspeth's Foreboding Dream 135

17 Truxton

Frontier Motel and Café 137

18 Valentine

Truxton Canyon Indian School 139

19 Hackberry

Giganticus Headicus 143

The Superstition of the "Wallapai" 145

20 Kingman

Hotel Brunswick 148

Lee Williams High School 150

El Trovatore Motel 154

21 Oatman

Oatman Hotel 156

Oatman's "Pearl" 160

22 Topock

Old Trails Arch Bridge 162

Paranormal Resources: Teams and Tours 167

Bibliography 169

About the Author 173

Editorial Reviews

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