Gold Hill Ghost

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#006633" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <IMG SRC="0a69e480.png" border=0 width="158" height="328" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> © 2005-2008  </div> <div> Vivian Pennington-Hopkins</div> <div> All rights reserved</div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us/Contact Us"><U><I><B><U>Learn More Gold Hill History Here</U></B></I></U></A></div> <div> <B>Gold Mining in North Carolina</B></div> <div> <I><B>A Bicentennial History</B></I></div> <div> <B>Richard F. Knapp and Brent D. 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Tickets may be purchased in the park on the  night of the tour.  Enjoy a safe, light hearted fun event and enjoy more Ghost stories as you tour the shops in the village.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Be sure to bring your camera!    It's not the type of Haunted Trail Event where someone jumps out of the bushes or from behind the trees to scare your pants off. It's honest to goodness ghost stories that have been passed down through the generations and if you encounter one of them, you gotta' deal with it your own way!! </B></I></div> <bR> <div> The tours will begin at the Russell-Rufty Shelter in the park. There's plenty of parking space available in the park.  Purchase the tour tickets in the shelter and let us know how many are in your party. We'll try to keep your group together.  While waiting to be called for the tour you can enjoy the <B>'Legend Hunter's '</B><I><B>Ghost Series'</B></I> video which was filmed at the park and airs nationally on the <B>Travel Channel.  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> (<I><B>Scroll down the page for a preview of what to expect during your visit.</B></I>)</div> <bR> <div> <I><U> Watch Here for More Info on Ghost Tour 2008 Coming Soon.</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:vivian@historicgoldhill.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:vivian@historicgoldhill.com"><U><B><U>email here for more info</U></B></U></A><B>                </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="1be12020.jpg" border=0 width="786" height="1026" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1972e5b0.jpg" border=0 width="814" height="347" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>On this page are a few unexplained photos taken in the park and vicinity, but first, let's start with the beginning.........</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="195ae280.jpg" border=0 width="942" height="808" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>                                     </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>The Ghost of Joe Newman</B></I></div> <bR> <div> It's hard to tell the ghost stories of Gold Hill and not mention Joe Newman.   He was the brother of the wealthy and ruthless New York Tycoon, Walter George Newman.  Joe became increasingly distraught over the way his brother controlled the mines.  Being the goodhearted and caring brother he was ashamed of the way George conducted business and became withdrawn.  There was also the hint of a lost love in Joe's life.  Although folks still speculated that George had a hand in Joe's death, the last pages of Joe's personal diary spell out his tragic last days spent in his small home on the outskirts of Gold Hill in what is now the Liberty Community.  To his very dearest of friends he left his most valuable personal belongings. Other precious belongings were also left with friends.  Little did they know that Joe had plans to leave not only Gold Hill , but to also end his life.  Alone and withdrawn from the world he felt he had no other choice.  At 3:38AM on the morning of April 17, 1900, he made his final entry in his journal and then lying on his bed, he placed upon his chest several sticks of dynamite and said goodbye to a cruel world.  </div> <div> Years later Joe's huge cedar wardrobe which had been given to a friend and passed down to a relative became the focus of some strange activity.  The cabinet would at times glow as if it was on fire.  When the owner would enter the room the activity would cease.  </div> <bR> <div> In January 1954, two witnesses walking near the Randolph mine reported a frightening apparition that appeared to be parts of a dismembered body floating in mid-air. Suspended and glowing, the head, arms, legs and feet began moving towards the witnesses; Then, with the sound of a cracking whip, it dissipated. The two involved in this encounter said the head was that of Joe Newman, the brother of well-to-do mine proprietor Walter George Newman. In the early 1900s, Joe had been killed by an explosion in his home. Although authorities were unable to prove foul play, the locals blamed George, who they said wanted full control of the mine. After George passed away in 1918, there were also reports of his ghost being seen around the mine and on the streets of the town...and speculation about what the two had to say to each other in the hereafter.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The Powder House Ghost</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1915d490.jpg" border=0 width="861" height="585" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The Gold Hill Mining Office</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18f648a0.jpg" border=0 width="868" height="650" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="199669b0.jpg" border=0 width="870" height="667" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U><U>Back to Events</U></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>