***Paranormal Metrou***(imported post) Bear Creek Pioneers Park is a favorite spot for picnics, sports events, and ghost hunting. Its official address is 3535 War Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas. The most convenient entrances are off Patterson Road, between Highway 6 and Eldridge Parkway, or off of clay rd. Blue Light Cemetery Bear Creek Park, looking towards “Blue Light” Cemetery. Blue Light Cemetery is the local nickname for Hillendahl Cemetery, also called Hillendahl-Eggling Cemetery. (Thereisanother Hillendahl Cemetery in Houston.) This small cemetery in Bear Creek Park acquired its name because a blue glow seems to emanate from the graves at night. The effect was more dramatic when the headstones were still there. Many of them were made from Labradorite (Calcium sodium aluminum silicate) which catches light and creates a glow so unique that it’s called “labradorescence.” Today, the glow can still be seen on nights when the moon is especially bright. It’s probably caused by shards of the broken headstones. Some credit the glow to swamp gas, since this area floods regularly and is very damp. The cemetery is isolated, near patches of poison ivy, and attracts poisonous snakes. It’s surrounded by a 14′ high Federal fence, due to repeated vandalism and grave robbing. It’s also been a crime scene, and the victim of Halloween pranks. Park rangers have done their best to make it difficult to reach this cemetery. Some researchers report that one headstone remains; others say that none are there. We’ve heard no first-person ghost stories about this cemetery. Its glowing blue lights seem to have brought it to the attention of ghost hunters, without other paranormal activity.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 18:45:31 +0000
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