The Ghostly Tales of Pittsburgh

The Ghostly Tales of Pittsburgh

by Diane Telgen
The Ghostly Tales of Pittsburgh

The Ghostly Tales of Pittsburgh

by Diane Telgen

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Overview

Ghost stories from America's Steel City have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!

Pittsburgh's haunted history and local legends come to life—even when the main players are dead. Find out if the ghostly entities at the Monongahela Incline actors or specters. Learn about the restless ghost of Henry Clay Frick lurking in his beloved Clayton. Discover that multiple Carnegie libraries are visited by the undead. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of spirits and phantoms, bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467198042
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 09/07/2020
Series: Spooky America Series
Pages: 112
Sales rank: 1,018,198
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Diane Telgen is a longtime author and editor of reference books, including Defining Moments: The Gilded Age, and holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Growing up in the Midwest, she loved myths and legends about fantastical creatures but was equally fascinated by stories about life long ago. She loved combining both these interests—history and the supernatural—for the Spooky America series.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Ghosts of the Frontier 6

The Blockhouse at the Point

The Jean Bonnet Tavern

Chapter 2 Bustling City Ghosts 15

The Church-Turned-Café

The Notorious Papa J's

Abraham Lincoln's Cursed Bed

Chapter 3 Gilded Age Ghosts 27

The Ghost of the Monongahela Incline

Ghosts of Duquesne's "Old Main"

The Tragic Ghost of Byers Hall

Fire at the ice Factory

Chapter 4 Ghosts of the Johnstown Rood 42

The Tragedy of the Flood

Ghosts the Flood Left Behind

Chapter 5 Ghosts of the Frick Family 50

Frick and the Violent Homestead Conflict

Thwarting an Assassin

The Frick Family Ghosts

Chapter 6 Ghosts that Carnegie Left Behind 59

The Carnegie Museum of Natural History

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

The Carnegie Library of Lawrenceville

The Carnegie Library of Mount Washington

The Cursed Carnegie Organ

Chapter 7 Turn-of-the-Century Ghosts 70

The Tapping Ghost

The Grand Concourse Ghost

The Haunted Trolley

The Curse of the Wabash Bridge

Chapter 8 Later Twentieth-Century Ghosts 80

The Vaporized Ghost

The Haunted Church Murals

The University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning

Chapter 9 Ghosts on the Town 91

The Shuffling Ghost

Federal Courthouse Ghosts

The Haunted Toy Store

Chapter 10 Ghosts at Home 98

The Girl with the Kittens

The Imaginary Friends

The Cell-Phone Ghost

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