Posts by Derrick Smith
People’s Bank Theatre – History
Marietta, Ohio has quite a history of being ahead of the curve in the area. There are numerous buildings that utilized technology, like boiler heat and a primitive air conditioning system before these household necessities even had a name. The one technological advancement that most do not think about is in the entertainment industry. Marietta had its’ fill…
Read MoreLafayette Hotel – History
Currently in operation, the Lafayette Hotel will transport guests back in time. The hotel has been renovated beautifully to incorporate the old Victorian era time period throughout its’ walls. The building houses old relics and artifacts from the time period which had been discovered from the area surrounding the small town of Marietta, Ohio. These artifacts aren’t the…
Read MoreKelly Road – History
Kelly Road State Route 4043 Ohioville, PA This mile long old road connects Ohioville to Industry, both old mill towns tucked in the backwoods of southwestern Pennsylvania in the twilight of their once booming economic era. Kelly Road is known as Mystery Mile and is surrounded by the darkness of overgrown woods on both sides. …
Read MoreAnchorage Mansion – Investigation Part 2
Investigation We’ll jump right into the video of our investigation night. To see some of the recordings and photos, click here: https://ironcityparanormal.com/2018/11/10/anchorage-mansion-investigation-part-1/. If you want to see some of the history of the Anchorage Mansion, click here: https://ironcityparanormal.com/2018/09/24/anchorage-mansion-history/. Our video documented investigation will follow the same course as the recordings and photos throughout the night. …
Read MoreAnchorage Mansion – Investigation Part 1
Investigation Currently owned and operated by the Marietta Historical Society, the Anchorage Mansion has high hopes of being fully restored to its’ original prestige and greatness of its’ hay day. With the incoming funds from tours and overnight investigations, like ours, the historical society wants to preserve the longstanding mansion as a remembrance of the city’s…
Read MoreCarnegie Library of Homestead – Investigation
October 27, 2018 Munhall, PA Investigation The first of Andrew Carnegie’s gifts to the public and his employees, the Carnegie Library of Homestead, is to be admired in both its versatility and its architecture. Sitting on a hilltop overlooking the entire area, the library boasts both a beautiful and foreboding façade. The building has withstood the wear…
Read MoreCarnegie Library of Homestead – History
Carnegie Library of Homestead 510 E 10th Avenue Munhall, PA The land this library and community center sits was home to the bloodiest conflict in Pittsburgh’s history. During the steel industry’s dominion, the city was essentially ruled with an iron fist by the wealthy dictators of Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick. While these men attempted to…
Read MoreCarrie Furnace – History
At one time, the steel and iron industries were the top of the economic pyramid. Everything was a trickle-down effect from there. And Pittsburgh, in particular Homestead, PA, was the main hub of the majority of import and export of steel and iron through the United States. Because of this, plenty of tragedy and death were overlooked for…
Read MoreCastle Blood – History
As a thriving haunted attraction, known as Castle Blood, this longtime funeral home held excessive amounts of sad and negative energy in the past. David H. Woodward Home for Funerals and Stephen D. Yoney Jr. Funeral Home both held funerals and embalmed the dead in the basement of this haunted destination. Both fell on hard times much…
Read MoreDead Man’s Hollow – History & Minor Investigation
History Dead Man’s Hollow lies no more than 500 feet from the Monongahela River and is one of the areas best and most undisturbed protected parks. There are ruins still standing of an old industrial factory which met its’ demise with an intense fire around 1920. The factory used to produce tera cota pipe and some remnants of…
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