COPYRIGHT © 2009 by April Slaughter
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any fashion, print, facsimile, or electronic, or by any method yet to be developed, without the express permission of the copyright holder.
Published by Clerisy Press
Distributed by Publishers Group West
Printed in the United States of America
First edition, first printing
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Slaughter, April.
Ghosthunting Texas / by April Slaughter; foreword by John Kachuba.
—1st ed.
p. cm. — (America’s haunted road trip series)
ISBN-13: 978-1-57860-359-6
ISBN-10: 1-57860-359-5
1. Ghosts—Texas. I. Title.
BF1472.U6S54 2009
133.109764—dc22
2009028970
Editor: John Kachuba
Cover design: Scott McGrew
Cover and interior photos provided by April Slaughter unless otherwise credited.
Clerisy Press
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To my children, Madison and Jordyn,
whose soft little hands and great big hearts hold the world.
You remind me every day of how precious life truly is.
To my husband, Allen,
for constantly loving and supporting me through the chaos.
You are my best friend.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome to America’s Haunted Road Trip
1 Amarillo Natatorium Amarillo
3 Fort Phantom Hill Abilene / Holly
Spotlight on Ghosts: Hell’s Gates
4 Lonesome Dove Inn Archer City
5 Hill House Manor Gainesville
6 Old Alton Bridge Copper Canyon / Denton
Spotlight on Ghosts: Lady of the Lake
10 Iris Theatre / Books & Crannies Terrell
11 Catfish Plantation Waxahachie
Spotlight on Ghosts: El Muerto—The Headless Horseman of West Texas
Spotlight on Ghosts: Marfa Lights
Spotlight on Ghosts: The Devil’s Backbone
16 Dead Man’s Hole Marble Falls
Spotlight on Ghosts: The Capitol Haunting
18 Caldwell County Jail Museum Lockhart
19 Von Minden Hotel Schulenburg
