Ghosts Along the Texas Coast

431 Pages·1994·1.73 MB·English

by  Docia Schultz Williams

title: Ghosts Along the Texas Coast
author: Williams, Docia Schultz.
publisher: Republic of Texas Press
isbn10 | asin: 1556223773
print isbn13: 9781556223778
ebook isbn13: 9780585270838
language: English
subject Ghosts--Texas--Gulf Region.
publication date: 1995
lcc: BF1472.U6W554 1995eb
ddc: 133.1/09764/1
subject: Ghosts--Texas--Gulf Region.
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Ghosts Along the Texas Coast
Docia Schultz Williams
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Williams, Docia Schultz.
Ghosts along the Texas coast / Docia Schultz Williams.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-55622-377-3
1. Ghosts--Texas--Gulf Region I. Title.
BF1472.U6W554 1994
133.1'09764'1--dc20 94-
11994
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Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Introduction ix
"There Are Ghosts" xii
Dedication xiv
Chapter 1
Ghosts that Dwell in Coastal Towns and on the Windswept
Beaches
"Ghosts" 2
Ghostly Guardians of Buried Treasure 3
The Three-Master 17
El Perro Negro 19
House Plays Host to Live-in Ghost 21
The Night the Karankawa Came Calling 26
Someone's in the Kitchen at Beulah's 28
The Graveyard Ghost 32
Chapter 2
Ghosts of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
"They Are Here" 36
Fort Brown, Where Old Soldiers Never Die 37
Concerts on a Phantom Organ 40
The Pasture of Souls 42
La Abuela 44
The Man with the Shovel 47
The Brick-Throwing Ghost 49
A Dead Dog's Devotion 53
Is There an Explanation for This? 55
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Chapter 3
History and Mystery in Far South Texas
"Bright Shines Bailey's Lights" 58
The Light on Bailey's Prairie 59
The Legend of Knox Crossing 65
Reeves Thicket's Ranch House 69
A Strange Visitor to Reeves Thicket 73
The Spirits at Sutton's Mott 75
The Ghosts at Goliad 77
Poor Chipita 84
The Ghost at Little Egypt 88
Chapter 4
Corpus Christi's Resident Spirits
Corpus Christi 92
The Ghost at Blackbeard's on the "C.C." Beach 93
The "Great Blue Ghost" Has Ghosts of Her Own! 96
The Disappearing Nun 103
The Circle of Flames 104
Chapter 5
The Ghosts of Galveston
Galveston Island 106
Strange Spirits at the Williams House 107
Miss Bettie's Still in Charge at Ashton Villa 110
A Welcome to the Oaks 114
Sarah, the Friendly Spirit 116
The Boarding House on Avenue K 118
The Ghost of Fire Station Number Six 121
Is the Captain Still There? 123
The Ghost Who Left His Walking Cane 126
The Haunted Portrait 128
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Chapter 6
Houston . . . a Haunting City
Hauntings in Houston 136
The Spirit Goes On 137
The Sounds of Strings 140
The Strange Old Pagan Church House 143
The Newport Story 146
More Spirits Than Ale at the Ale House 148
A Couple of "Mini" Ghost Tales 151
Spring's Haunted Saloon 152
Chapter 7
Ghosts of the Golden Triangle
The Golden Triangle Area 158
"Mysterious Nights" 159
Spirits at the Sabine Pass Lighthouse 160
Joe Lee Never Left Nederland 162
Is the Spirit Still Around? 169
The Ghost of Christy Hardin 172
The Cove Light 174
The Ghost of Turtle Bayou 175
The Mysterious House at Browndell 176
Where the Ghost Car Used to Run 181
Jasper's Old Haunted House 186
Chapter 8
Legends Worth Telling Again
"Strange Unexplained Things" 190
Legends Worth Telling Again 191
La Llorona 192
The Ghostly Lady in Black 199
The Girl in the Pink Dress 201
The Romantic Story of Princess Kisselpoo 203
The Legend of the Indian Maidens 208
The Legend of El Muerto 210