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Post by Stormblast on Jul 3, 2007 17:29:26 GMT -5
Marengo
The Carl Smith House - From the moment you see this place you know its haunted! Lights turn off & on, ghostly sounds can be heard and people say that the house itself is some sort of a portal. Several people have died in this place making it one of Indiana 's haunted places.
Can anyone help me out on this one?
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Post by Scott on Jul 6, 2007 15:15:36 GMT -5
I searched this for days and never found it. I wrote a bed and breakfast in Marengo under the guise that I wanted to see the Carl Smith House while I stayed in their Inn and they wrote back that they know nothing about it or its location. Heh, they blew that sale. Let me know if you find it, alright?
Thanks,
Scott aka scruddud
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Post by Stormblast on Jul 7, 2007 4:08:48 GMT -5
Yeah I'll be sure to let you know, but I doubt I'll find it myself. Apparently no one has ever investigated that house before on the web, and for all I know it could've been made up or torn down by now.
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Post by zeros on Jul 8, 2007 17:48:44 GMT -5
Yeah. That's the only bad thing about haunted places like that.
With buildings you never know for sure if they are even still there or the last time they were investigated or anything.
For the longest time I had searched for this haunted house in Valpo because it was only a few blocks from me. And everytime I would drive down the road to look for the house I could never find it. I could never get a clear direction as to where it was (an address or anything) and it was hard to even look because most of the driveways on this road are those long as heck ones that are like mini-roads.
I have since heard that they have torn the house down. Which makes me really upset because I wanted to go so badly.
But I hope you find this house and I hope it's the real deal.
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Post by Stormblast on Jul 8, 2007 18:59:39 GMT -5
Thanks for the incouragement, I hope I find it as well. Next time I check out the shoe tree I might drive around the area a bit to ask some of the younger guys or high school kids if they have ever heard of the place.
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Post by ghostinvestgtr on Sept 18, 2007 17:11:43 GMT -5
Hello, My sister lives in marengo I will see if she can find out anything about the carl smith house. IGT Member Steve....
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Post by Stormblast on Sept 20, 2007 23:25:55 GMT -5
Thanks, I would very much appreciate that. Now that I think about it, there is a house in the area I saw that was creepy as hell. I just didn't think about it until now because it looks like it's on the lot of a junkyard and like it's about to fall down.
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Post by ghostinvestgtr on Sept 23, 2007 9:40:41 GMT -5
I contacted the Crawford county historian. And she said that the Carl smith house was next to the post office in marengo and it burnt down last year. the property is up for sale. I was disappointed to hear that. I would have liked to investigated that place. There are several old spooky homes in and around marengo. one that i am trying to get permission to go to is a place called the proctor house it was built in the early 1800's. it is a two story brick home. there is a cemetery back behind the house witch is the proctor cemetery. it is currently owned by the historical society. If any body knows anything about this place please let me know. Thanks IGT Member Steve.....
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Post by Stormblast on Sept 23, 2007 21:41:59 GMT -5
d**n, that stinks to hear that it burned down. I was really looking forward to checking that place out one day, but maybe I'll check out the property anyway. Generally it seems that most property owned by the historical societies are much easier to gain access to than typical private property.
Another place worthy of mentioning near Marengo that goes unlisted is The Shoe Tree/Devil's Hollow Road. Figures walking the sides of the road have been spotted, and the area just has an overall creepy vibe.
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Post by iceman on Oct 16, 2007 8:22:09 GMT -5
that sucks, would have been a nice place to investigate..
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Post by kendracorrigan on Sept 12, 2010 21:08:22 GMT -5
I live near Marengo and know exactly where the Carl smith house was. I also know where the Proctor house and shoe tree our. I have never hears of creepy thing happening near the shoe tree, but i sure am going to investigate, if you get anymore info please update.
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Post by pik on Sept 16, 2010 0:50:33 GMT -5
isnt the proctor house down the gravel rd by the shoe tree? if u go down the rd opposite the shoe tree you will come upon the devils washboard. (a small waterfall like place in the creek) where witches where said to do seyances (sp?).
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Post by pik on Sept 16, 2010 0:53:17 GMT -5
isnt the proctor house down the gravel rd by the shoe tree? if u go down the rd opposite the shoe tree you will come upon the devils washboard. (a small waterfall like place in the creek) where witches where said to do seyances (sp?). scratch the proctor house, and Not opposite the SHOE TREE but opposite the gravel rd beside the shoe tree...idno where my mind is tonight. |
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