THESE ARE THE HISTORIC SITES WHERE DEAD RECKONING IS INVESTIGAING OR SEEKING PERMISSION FOR FUTURE INVESTIGATIONS...
The Palmer House Hotel, Sauk Centre, MN
With close ties to early 20th century author, Sinclair Lewis, the Palmer House - a National Historic Site - was built in 1901 on the site of a former brothel originally built in the 1850s. Several of the rooms in this western Minnesota frontier town, have documented claims of hauntings.
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Mounds Theater, Saint Paul, MN
Built in 1922 as a venue for live entertainment and silent motion pictures, the Mounds Theater on Saint Paul's eastside was an active theater until it's closing in 1967. The theater was purchased and rennovated by Reann Ruth for her non-profit organization, The Portage for Youth, and reopened in 2001. Mounds Theater is considered to be one off the most haunted sites in Saint Paul, with three "resident" ghosts and many other visitations. The Dead Reckoning team has investigated this site, and is ready to return.
The Mounds Theatre is owned and operated by the Portage for Youth. The Portage for Youth is an after-school and summer enrichment program for girls ages 8 to 15 residing in the Dayton's Bluff and Payne Phalen neighborhoods of Saint Paul. The mission of the Portage for Youth is to “provide the tools, opportunities and support to help at-risk girls dream, achieve and become healthy, successful adults." The Portage for Youth is a nonprofit organization.
You can donate to the Portage for Youth and the historic Mounds Theater here. Executive Director, Raeann Ruth con be contacted here.
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Historic Fort Snelling, Saint Paul, MN
Standing on the cliffs above the Minnesota River, Fort Snelling has been in continual use as a military post and Indian agency since 1825 until the Second World War. This Minnesota fort was the staging ground for many of the Plains Indian Wars during the mid-to-late 1800s, and is said to hold many haunted secrets. We are seeking permission from the fort and historical society to pursue an investigation on this site.
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The Greasy Grass - known as the Little Big Horn, Montana
It was on this serene, windswept location in June of 1876 that General George Armstrong Custer and his army met the superior forces of the combined Lakota and Northern Cheyenne warriors. In a very short afternoon battle, almost all of the U.S. Calvary under Armstong's command - including the general himself - were routed and killed by the Native onslaught. Today, the hillsides are scattered with the graves of the men who died there.
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Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors, MN
Built in 1910, and now on the list of haunted lighthouses of the Great Lakes, this picturesque structure stands sentinal on a rocky cliff above thundering surf of the cold, fresh water of Lake Superior. There exist many tales of it's continued haunting, and pending Minnesota Historical Soxiety permission, this is one of the sites we would like to investigate.
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The Saint Paul Cathedral, downtown St. Paul, MN
The Cathedral of Saint Paul is actually the fourth building to bear that name. From its humble beginnings as a small, log chapel overlooking the Mississippi River in 1840, to the current majestic incarnation built in 1904, it has been overlooking the city from it's position on the bluff dubbed "Cathedral Hill." Some say the hallowed structure is haunted; our team intends to find out if the claims bear any weight. Pending permission.
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Wounded Knee Massacre, Pine Ridge Reservation, SD
On December 29, 1890, the United States cavalry opened fire on a band of Lakota Soix who refused to act in compliance with the order to turn themselves in to the Pine Ridge Agency. In an attempt to show force, the cavalry set off a chain reaction of events that led to a scene of sheer chaos and mayhem with fighting between both sides in all directions. By the time it was over, more than 300 men, women and children of the Lakota Sioux lay dead. Twenty-five troopers also died during the massacre. Do their spirits linger in this place? With the aid of Lakota interpretors, the team investigates.
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Henry Sibley House, Mendota Heights, MN
Across the river vally from Fort Snelling stands the home of Henry Hastings Sibley who ran fur trade with the Dakota for the American Fur Company between 1825 and 1853. He went on to become governor of the state. While Minnesota was never a sltate that supported slavery, there was a reported sighting in the house, of the ghost of a hanged slave. We are seeking permission to invesirtigate this site as well.
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Indian Mound Park, Saint Paul, MN
For over 2000 years, this magnificent bluff looming to the southeast of downtown St. Paul has been graced by the burial mounds of ancient Native Americans. It was known as "the burying place of the Nadowesee." The great cave nearby was called Waukon Teebee, or in English, the House of Spirits. What trace of ancient spirits might remain atop this Paleolithic bluff?
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The James J. Hill House, Saint Paul, MN
In 1878, James J. Hill bought the bankrupt St. Paul and Pacific Railroad and made a success of it as the Great Northern Railroad. By the 1880s, Hill had amassed an enourmous fortune, and it is said he was worth $63 million. He built this 36,000 square foot mansion on Summit Avenue in St. Paul. The team would like to investigate the many claims of the house's haunting. Pending permission.
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