Bibliograph

A haunted history of Pasco County, Madonna Jervis Wise

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A haunted history of Pasco County, Madonna Jervis Wise

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-159)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A haunted history of Pasco County

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1257314971

Responsibility statement

Madonna Jervis Wise

Summary

In a land occupied for thousands of years, mystery and unrest linger. Anguished soldierly figures dot the landscape of Pasco County, from the doomed march of Major Dade and his haunted hill to the ghost of Captain Jeffries standing watch over his homestead in Zephyrhills. A pair of spirits drifts about near a Dade City pond, perhaps the brother and sister cut down during the infamous Bradley Massacre. Echoes of the once rugged frontier rebound from the Ellis-Gillett feud, vigilantism and Sheriff Bart's justice. Obliterating the mounds of indigenous people cast an ever-present and ominous tone over sacred grounds throughout the county. Author Madonna Wise shares ethereal accounts of the Meighan Theatre, the treacherous Road to Nowhere, the Edwinola Hotel and more

Table Of Contents

Demise of 109 -- Dade City and folklore: haunted inhabitants and the like -- Shroud of misfortune on Lake Pasadena -- Darby and Bradley massacre site sits on amusement park -- Land O'Lakes: from stagecoach to Edward Scissorhands -- Odessa and the justice of Sheriff Bart -- Crystal Springs Fountain of Youth and surviving extinction -- Port Richey's sacred ground -- New Port Richey: fantasy and silent movie legends -- Zephyrhills: the retired Civil War colony and its legends -- Wesley Chapel: the feud and more -- Lacoochee lore -- Trilby tales -- Moon Lake: the dude ranch -- San Antonio: rattlesnakes and nuns -- Ellerslie and Enterprise

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