Oct 26 2011
Top 10 Most Haunted Cities in the U.S. – San Antonio, Texas
Top 10 Most Haunted Cities in the U.S.
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas is the site of the legendary Alamo, where over 100 defenders and almost 1200 Mexican soldiers died fighting over this landmark. At the Alamo, visitors have reportedly felt numerous cold spots and an overwhelming sadness. Tourists have also seen a ghostly sentry marching back and forth across its roof and heard the screams of its fallen fighters. In fact, one of the Alamo’s most famous figures has been spotted in the barracks. A ranger once claimed to have walked into the barracks to discover a man leaning against a wall in buckskin clothing. The man was torn apart with bullet holes, and was then greeted by the spirits of Mexican soldiers who stepped out and proceeded to stab him with bayonets repeatedly before vanishing. It is believed by the ranger that the victim of this gruesome encounter was none other than Davy Crockett, and this scene is said to be similar to the way Crockett actually died. Other sightings of Crockett include several people seeing him at the same time, wearing his iconic coonskin cap. Aside from the Alamo, there are many other haunted sites in San Antonio to visit.
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The Alamo dome was once the location of a seedy neighborhood where a woman was murdered. Employees and visitors have seen a woman wearing black floating outside and have heard tapping on the glass and footsteps in the halls. It’s said that the seating is unusually cold and has an odd scent to it. An even stranger tale involves the Alamo Street Theater and Restaurant and a ghost named Margarite. This woman has been spotted in the choir loft during rehearsals and calls to people by name. Her picture hangs in the theater, and everyone who says they’ve seen her say that it is the same woman in the photo. Also in the photo is the image of a little boy, which wasn’t in the picture before it was framed and only appeared several months later. The people there call this little boy Eddie, and he has knocked things over and broken various items in the theater. Later, a strange knocking sound was heard coming from the walls for some time until they opened it up for investigation. The source of the knocking wasn’t found, but they did discover some old coins instead. Could the ghost of Eddie or Margarite have been trying to signal the location of these relics?
One location that can get you some very spooky results for yourself is the Villamain train tracks. It’s local legend that in the 1920′s a bus full of children stalled on these tracks and was struck by a train, killing them. A common practice at these train tracks is to park in front of them and put your car in neutral. The ghosts of the dead children are said to push your car over the tracks and into safety. Some have claimed that after dusting baby powder on the car, there will by tiny hand prints left by when you make it over the tracks.
San Antonio is full of the spirits of the dead, and not just because of the Alamo. The past lives on in San Antonio, and some would say it’s the will of those from beyond the grave that keeps these stories alive.
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