Haunted Shawnee, Oklahoma

Home to numerous tribal reservations that survived the land run that swept around them, Shawnee stands at an intersection of worlds. For trawlers of the Wild West, crossing over into Oklahoma Territory meant more than crossing a stare line. "Stop for twenty minutes and see a man killed," stagecoach drivers warned visitors to Shawnee's treacherous saloons. The oil boom of the 1920s brought a wave of wealth that only encouraged nefarious activity. Shawnee's quiet present may belie its fevered...