The steel-frame Bellamy Bridge in Marianna, built in 1914, is the oldest of its kind in Florida. Three of the restaurant's employees were found dead in the walk-in freezer, their hands bound behind their backs and their throats slit.
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In November 1995, Collier County Sheriff's Office deputies made a gruesome discovery at the Cracker Barrel on County Road 951 near Interstate 75 in Naples. Glasses mysteriously fall from racks above the bar, lights turn on of their own accord, 100-plus coffee cups went missing from the tables in a matter of minutes one morning. "Jose Gaspar, the pirate, used to have huts there where he kept his slaves." "It was the commissary for the old Key lime plantation here," Balink said in a 2012 interview. The 100-plus-year-old building has a long history. Turns out a robber shot and killed the Galloways and then torched them and their property to cover his tracks. According to the story on The Whale's menus, the building burned down in 1955. In the 1950s, the Galloways operated the old Mermaid Club where The Whale now stands, Elizabeth Filbrandt said. The Whale, formerly The Beached Whale, on Fort Myers Beach: More: 14 nature trails to visit in Southwest Florida Haunted restaurants in Southwest Floridaįrom glowing orbs on Fort Myers Beach to flying glasses downtown, restaurants in Southwest Florida shared their creepiest ghost stories for some Halloween chills. More: Wrinkles the Clown is back in town - on the big screen, anyway The Koreshan State Historic Site is at 3800 Corkscrew Road in Estero. Witnesses have reported shadow people who disappear on the trails, unexplained voices in the buildings and floating orbs of light, according to Florida Rambler. The last Koreshan died in 1982, and some people say their spirits still watch over the land. It was placed in a mausoleum on the beach, but washed out to sea during a hurricane years later. After three weeks, the health department forced them to dispose of the body.
At its peak, there were more than 250 residents.Īccording to Florida Rambler, a website dedicated to authentic Florida living, when Teed died in 1908, his followers propped up the body and waited for him to resurrect. The community believed the universe existed in a hollow sphere. View Gallery: A Visit to the Koreshan State Historic Site In 1894, a doctor, Cyrus Teed - Koresh - brought his followers from New York to Estero in southwestern Florida to establish a utopian community, the Koreshan Unity, according to the Naples Daily News. Koreshan State Historic SiteĪccording to the Florida State Parks website, "a unique experience of how some opted to live, Koreshan State Park is a fascinating journey back in time."Īctually, the way "some opted to live" was to follow a man named Koresh, who developed a new religion, Koreshanity, in which he was the Messiah. Here are 15 Florida sites that may scare you this Halloween. Some NASA employees say it's haunted by their ghosts. Or, gather up some courage for a trip to Launch Complex 34, the decommissioned site where three Apollo I astronauts died in a fire. However, be prepared to get creeped out when you hear the story behind its haunted past. Head to Marianna in the Panhandle for a ghost walk to Bellamy Bridge, the oldest steel-frame bridge in Florida. Halloween's almost here, so now's the time to make plans to visit some of the most haunted places in the Sunshine State. Watch Video: Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando brings back the scary 80s
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