A little background for Saturday night.... The Most Haunted Hotel in Texas Dont Expect a Quiet Night at the Jefferson Hotel Janna Weiss, Yahoo Contributor Network Oct 3, 2007 Jefferson is the most haunted small town in Texas, and proud of it. Visitors to this tiny community, tucked away in the pine forests of East Texas, will find plenty of ghost stories to thrill them. Locals and tourists alike are eager to share their haunted tales with others. If you listen long enough, youll notice that many of the ghost stories take place in the most haunted location of all: the Jefferson Hotel. Built in 1851, the Jefferson Hotel is a lovely two-story building that originally served as a cotton warehouse. The hotel foyer is bright and welcoming, filled with bright, overstuffed chairs, and cabinets full of antiques. But the foyers most striking feature is the old wooden staircase that leads up to the second floor. It creaks obligingly when stepped on; an appropriately eerie sound for such a haunted place. Guests at the Jefferson Hotel have their choice of twenty-three rooms, and each room in the hotel has its own ghost story. Some involve mysterious writing that appears on steamy bathroom mirrors. Others involve phantom men, taken at first to be hotel staff, who vanish under direct scrutiny. Still others tell of faucets that turn themselves on, hot and cold spots where none should be, malfunctioning electrical equipment, and the strong sense of a presence in the hotel rooms. Past visitors have logged their experiences in a ledger that can be borrowed from the front desk. This book is very entertaining to read, if you enjoy being scared. Some accounts come from guests who didnt manage to stay the night. Whatever your reading preference, the ghostly guest book can certainly prepare you for your own brush with the paranormal (or just set the mood for some spooky fun). The most haunted room in the Jefferson Hotel is Number 19, where guests have been awakened by the touch of a dead womans hand. The resident ghost has been known to stroke peoples arms as they sleep, and to sit down on the bed with weary travelers. Number 19 is so notorious that guests are frequently offered the chance to switch rooms, vacancies permitting, if they become too frightened during their stay. As you can imagine, this room is often reserved by thrill-seekers, especially around Halloween. Many legends attempt to explain why the Jefferson Hotel is so haunted. One story tells of a young bride who hung herself when she got word that her betrothed was not coming to marry her. Guests have reported visions of a young woman, as well as the sound of sobs that seemingly come from nowhere. (Perhaps the bride never left?) Another legend blames the hotels haunting on a different woman: a wife who lost nine of her children to miscarriage or stillbirth. Hotel guests commonly hear the sounds of children playing when no children are present.
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