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W elcom e to PIH A ’s H istoric H aunting of o f W ashington State M agazine On behalf of the volunteer paranormal investigators of PIHA, I invite you to experience Washington State’s amazing historical sites and museums like never before. PIHA has created a program unlike any other in Washington State. Through our process of networking with local historical societies, museums and registered historical sites, PIHA hopes to help educate the public of our state’s exciting history and the process and technology utilized in today’s paranormal investigations.

PIHA was created with two goals in mind: 1. PIHA hopes to bring our history to life by attempting to obtain significant evidence of these strange occurrences. Utilizing the latest in today’s electronic technology and dedicated paranormal investigators, we are accomplishing this objective.

2. PIHA wants to stimulate additional interest in our residents and visitors to Washington State’s fascinating history. We want to encourage individuals, families, schools and community organizations to visit these (and other) historical locations for a better understanding of our state’s history and the people who made it.

PIHA is not out to prove or disprove the existence of possible paranormal activity, but to publish any significant evidence collected at an investigation and let each individual decided for himself what to believe or not to believe.

Wherever your travels in Washington take you, best wishes for a “Trip to the Extraordinary”.

For additional information about PIHA, visit our website at www.pihausa.com

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In this Issue: Welcome to PIHA’s Historic Haunting of Washington State Magazine…..2 Washington State History………….…………………………….……..…….5 The History of Western Washington…………………………….....………..7 The History of Georgetown.…….…………………………………..…..…….9 The Historic Carleton Avenue Grocery………………………………………11 Paranormal Investigation Report………………………………………..…...13 Ghost, Demons, Spirits and Energy…………………………….…………….15 Contact PIH A:

PIH A M agazine Publisher:

PIHA (Paranormal Investigations of Historic America) Vaughn Hubbard: Case Manager/Historian Phone: 360.799.4138 Email: Info@pihausa.com Website: WWW.PIHAUSA.COM

Publisher………………...…..….Historic Haunting Chief Publisher…………..……..Vaughn Hubbard Program Manager:………….…..Debbie Knapp Marketing Manager:………….....Kathy Gavin Graphic Designer:…………...…..Christian Wells

Debbie Knapp: Lead Investigator/Historian Kathy Gavin: Lead Investigator Dave: EVP Specialist Christian Wells: Investigator

A cknow ledgem ents: We wish to thank Russ and Sandy Wells for their participation in this paranormal investigation. You can listen to Russ and Sandy from their popular paranormal radio talk show “Dark Moon Rising” on BlogTalk Radio http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dark-moon-rising-radio Special thanks to Dave from Silent Voices who works with the Grey Team as our EVP Specialist. To read more about the groundbreaking work that Dave is involved with and his instructions on EVP's techniques, visit his web site at www.SilentVoices.info

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Washington State History The State of Washington occupies the far northwest corner of the contiguous 48 United States. It occupies 66,582 square miles (176,600 square kilometers) between the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Idaho border at 117 degrees longitude. Washington borders Canada on the north along the 49th parallel and Oregon on the south along the Columbia River and 46th parallel. Great Britain and the United States jointly occupied the region between 1818 and 1846, when Britain ceded the Pacific Northwest below the 49th parallel to the U.S. In 1848 the U.S. created Oregon Territory, including the future states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho and a portion of Montana. Washington Territory (including Idaho and western Montana until 1863) was separated from Oregon on March 2, 1853, and gained statehood on November 11, 1889.

The federal government created Oregon Territory on August 14, 1848. The area of the new jurisdiction included the present-day states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and western Montana. The discovery of gold in California in 1848 triggered a large westward migration, and settlement of Oregon Territory was promoted by passage of the Donation Land Claims Act of 1850, which granted 160 acres to any U.S. citizen who agreed to occupy his or her land for five years.

On August 29, 1851, 27 male settlers met at Cowlitz Landing (south of present-day Olympia) to petition Congress for a separate “Columbia Territory” covering the area between the Columbia River and 49th parallel. The petition was reaffirmed by 44 delegates who met in Monticello on November 25, 1852.

Congress approved the new territory on February 10, 1853, but changed its name to “Washington.”

President Millard Fillmore signed the bill on March 2, 1853, and Olympia was named the Territorial Capital and has remained the capital of both Washington Territory and State since 1853. President Franklyn Pierce named Isaac I. Stevens as the first governor of an area that included northern Idaho and western Montana until President Abraham Lincoln established Idaho Territory on March 4, 1863.

Washington’s non-Indian population grew steadily to more than 300,000 over the following decades. Its residents began petitioning for statehood in 1881, and Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, with the signature of President Benjamin Harrison.

Thirty federally recognized sovereign Indian tribes and reservations occupy substantial areas in Washington, and there are an additional seven unrecognized but culturally distinct tribes. Native American Indian tribes have occupied this area; now know as Washington State for over 10,000 years and have a rich history in culture and survival. By the 1850s, when the first Euro American settlers arrived at Alki Point and along the Duwamish River, diseases had already taken a devastating toll on native peoples and their cultures. During the 80 year period from the 1770s to 1850, smallpox, measles, influenza, and other diseases had killed an estimated 28,000 Native Americans in Western Washington, leaving about 9,000 survivors. Historian Robert Boyd conducted extensive research on the effect of European diseases on Northwest coast Indians. In his book, The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence, he states that the 1775 Spanish expedition led by Bruno Hezeta, commander of the Santiago and Juan Fracisco de la Bodega & Quadra, commander of the Sonora was the most likely carrier.

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The History and Expansion into Western Washington The first settlement in the Puget Sound area in the west of what is now Washington was that of Fort Nisqually, a farm and trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company, in 1833.

Washington's founder, the black pioneer George Washington Bush and his Caucasian wife, Isabella James Bush, from Missouri and Tennessee, respectively, led four white families into the territory and settled New Market, now known as Tumwater, Washington, in 1846.

They settled in Washington to avoid Oregon's racist settlement laws. Eventually, many more settlers, migrating overland along the Oregon Trail, wandered north to settle in the Puget Sound area.

In 1852, people from all over what was to become Washington state gathered in Monticello (now Longview) to draft a memorandum to Congress. The memorandum expressed their desire to be granted statehood under the name of Columbia. This meeting came to be known as the Monticello Convention. The desires of the Convention were met favorably in Congress, but it was decided that a state named Columbia might be confused with the preexisting District of Columbia. In a manner which strangely enough did not solve the problem of being confused with the nation's capital, the state was instead named Washington in honor of the first U.S. president. Washington became the 42nd state in the United States on November 11, 1889.

The heavy rainfall to the west of the Cascade Range produced dense forests, and the ports along Puget Sound prospered from the manufacturing and shipping of lumber products, particularly the Douglas-fir. Other industries that developed in this portion of the state include fishing, salmon canning and mining.

In the spring of 1853, Congress authorized a US Army expedition made up of engineers and explorers and led by Isaac Ingalls Stevens, to survey a route from the Missouri River to the Columbia River suitable for building a railroad.

Stevens assumed the task, but also kept in mind that the route should be suitable for a wagon road. The 25’ wide road was so called because its purpose was to connect Fort Walla Walla east of the mountains to Fort Steilacoom along side the Puget Sound. The road was built from Fort Steilacoom and then, following an ancient Indian path known as the Naches Trail, it crossed over Naches Pass and down to the Naches River east of the mountains. The road then followed the river to Yakima. The trail roughly follows the present day State Route 410 which instead goes up and over the 7

Chinook pass, a little south of the original route, to Naches and on to Yakima.

The History of Georgetown

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The History of Georgetown Washington Georgetown was originally known as "Collins" and began as a farming settlement established on Sept. 16, 1851 by Luther Collins, Henry Van Asselt and Jacob Maple.

Luther Collins, who was named the County Commissioner and appointed himself road supervisor for all of King County, routed the main road from Seattle to Tacoma to go right by his house. The road led to a ferry, called the Collins Ferry, which took passengers across the Duwamish River. Fares ranged from 12 1/2¢ for a "footman" (someone walking) to 50¢ for a man with a horse.

Rainier Brewing Company's original Rainier Brewery, once reportedly the sixth-largest brewery in the world, began operations in 1882. Now called the Georgetown Brewhouse, the red brick brewery, home to artists and small businesses, dominates the commercial district along Airport Way S. Georgetown existed as an independent city from 1904 to 1910, when it was annexed by Seattle; the Old Georgetown City Hall (1909) is now on the National Register of Historic Places as is the Georgetown Steam Plant (1906). The movement for annexation began in 1906 but did not gain significant support until 1909. Following presentation of a petition for an annexation vote, a special election was held on March 29, 1910. The annexation proposition passed with 389 votes in favor and 238 opposed. The City of Georgetown was officially consolidated with Seattle on April 4, 1910 The Horton brothers Julius and Dexter, arrived in 1871, and purchased 160 acres of Collins' original claim. The brothers were very different in personality but both were very ambitious. While Dexter was against the drinking of alcohol, his brother Julius saw the possibilities of making money through the brewing business and land development.

The bawdy early days of Georgetown was the home of saloons, brothels and gambling houses that were open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The many trappings were meant to coax hard working men to leave their week's salary behind. And they often did as appeared in the Centralia Chronicle on March 28, 1902; Centralia Chronicle-March 28, 1902 “Georgetown is now the place where the gambling clement of Seattle holds forth and the town is "Wide open" in its fullest sense. Not even on Sunday did the gamblers stop their work. All day and all night they ply their vocation in the seven saloons which are now located in that suburb. Two more saloons are now in process of erection. Koilotlo, craps, Klondike, black jack, stud poker, California poker, wheel of fortune and slot machines are the games that are being mainly played.

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The History of the Carleton Avenue Grocery The Carleton Avenue Grocery has the distinction of being the longest continuously operated grocery store in Washington State. Although it didn’t begin as your friendly, neighborhood grocery store. It actually began as a bar and bordello called “The Country Inn Roadhouse” owned by Everett “Big Hutch” Hutchings located on Estella Street (Carleton Avenue) along with about six other saloons. They were the “Roxy’s,” owned by Roxy Reber; “Rainer Bar,” owned by L.C, Bregonze; “Lincoln Park,” owned by Charlton and Bowman; “Germania Park,” owned by F Brand; “Vienna Grocery and Bar,” owned by L. Pavish; and “Bohemian Park,” owned by Richard Bishop.

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The PIHA Grey Team’s Paranormal Investigation On October 16th, 2010 the PIHA Grey Team scheduled paranormal investigations at selected sites in the historic community of Georgetown and came away with some interesting results indicating that possible paranormal activity does exist. These are the results of one of those investigations.

The PIHA Grey Team began their investigation at 8:00 PM at the Carleton Avenue Grocery with PIHA Lead Investigator, Debbie Knapp. The Grey Team was also joined by Allan Philips and La Dele Sines, owners of the Carleton Avenue Grocery and Georgetown resident Jordan.

As is the usual practice, the team first completes a scan of the area to be investigated. They use their EMF (Electromagnetic Field) detectors to locate any abnormal electronic energy that may exist.

Next, the Grey Team sets up their camcorders to video tape any shadows or strange movement that may take place during their EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena) session.

Finally they position the PIHA “Parabolic Dish” that they use to record any noises or voices that may or may not be heard by ear. The parabolic dish also has a headset attached allowing an investigator to hear any voices or noises that cannot be heard naturally by the other investigators during the EVP session. This has proven to be a valuable tool to validate anything recorded during the EVP session that would otherwise go unnoticed.

Vaughn has concluded that if ghost actually exist, they can be seen, heard and felt anytime, day or night with the lights on or off. The main reason that most paranormal organizations investigate late at night is that there are fewer people in and around the area or building being investigated and the same is true for vehicle traffic. All of these factors can contaminate the electronic recordings being made during the actual investigation. Basically, the quieter it is the better chance of recording possible evidence of paranormal activity. But, if someone just wants to have a paranormal experience or possibly see a ghost, they’re chances are probably better during the day than at night. There are many more encounters told by ordinary people of seeing or experiencing a ghost during the day and fewer at night.

You could have something standing right next to you in the dark and you would never see it, but during the day you will.

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Results of the PIHA Paranormal Investigation This paranormal investigation yielded some fascinating evidence of paranormal activity throughout the entire evening.

At 8:00 PM the Grey Team began their investigation in the grocery store area located on the main floor of the building to begin EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena) session in that area of the building. An EVP session is when a series of questions are asked and recording devices such as digital recorders and the PIHA parabolic dish are set to record any noises or verbal responses.

Right at the start, a male voice was recorded on the parabolic dish. Then Dave talks about a photograph that has the image of a woman showing up on the glass doors. Just then, a female voice is recorded on the parabolic dish.

The team then moved down to the basement to begin another EVP session. Earlier, guest investigator Russ Wells, saw what appeared to be a male figure in this area. Just as Dave begins his EVP session everyone present hears what sounds like a whistle type noise. As the EVP continues, guest investigator, Sandy Wells, feels something touch her shoulder. Then Sandy feels a strange presence standing next to her. Right after that, guest clients La Dele and Jordan feel a cold sensation all around them. Then a female sounding voice is heard by everyone present and recorded on the parabolic dish.

The team then moved up to the second floor living quarters area to begin their final investigation and EVP session. Even though there were many stories of activity and personal experiences in this part of the building, nothing was actually recorded as evidence of possible paranormal activity.

The PIHA Grey Team has certified haunted the historic building that Carleton Avenue Grocery is located in.

The History of Paranormal Activity Footsteps in the store coming from the cooler to the front door Whisperings in the hall upstairs, our dog barks at the wall randomly as if he is chasing someone - this happens to be where the old hallway was, when we are in the basement we can hear footsteps in the apartment above - no one is there (our dog hears it too).

Sometimes at night after close we have heard the gate close after it has already been closed.

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Ghost, Demons, Spirits and Energy We’ve gotten used to the concept that the night sky is full of ghosts, but the thought of a ghost sound is still disturbing. It is unsettling to listen to the sound of death as if they were occurring in the present and not a lifetime earlier. I suspect the world is far more mysterious than we’ve imagined.

In subtle and unexpected ways science and religion are approaching common if uncertain ground. At some point as the scientific focus becomes more and more specific, as the particles examined by quantum physicists become more and more elusive, the paranormal escapes its cage of scientific incredulity.

And there lies the mystery of the paranormal. They are messages, so dense that they require unraveling before they’re understood. It’s a little scary, acknowledging that something paranormal can exist, but also an affirmation that what lies beyond consciousness has tremendous power and potential.

Many people who think that something paranormal exist, physics and logic can debunk.

That said, occasionally PIHA obtains evidence that neither physics nor logic applies. When this occurs, we classify it as paranormal evidence and let each individual decide for himself what to believe or not believe.

PIHA never employees the use mediums, psychics or Ouija Boards in our investigations.

Not because we don’t believe them, but because we have no way of actually validating their claims with our equipment.

The Grey Team is not looking (or have ever encountered) any demons or evil spirits in our investigations and really question if they even exist outside the minds and imaginations of people and their religion or spiritual beliefs. We believe that if there is some type of energy or ghost that may reside in the historic locations that we investigate, then they are someone that had a strong attachment to that museum or historical site. And if this is the case, then they were people that had families and jobs just like the rest of us when they were alive. It also seems logical that if a person’s spirit or energy does exist in some form after death, then they would be the same type of person in spirit as they were when they were alive. If they were a mean, cruel person in life, then they are probably still that same mean, cruel person in spirit. Take Hitler or Ted Bundy as examples. If they're spirit or ghost exists somewhere, then they are most likely to have the same personalities in death. So I wouldn't think someone like that would become a "Guardian Angel". Besides that, if a demon or evil spirit did exist, first off, we wouldn't go looking for it because if we found it, we wouldn't know what to do with it. And we certainly don't want it to follow us home! As for the many museums and historical sites that we have investigated, we have only found nice, friendly and sometimes mischievous ghost there. All of the mean one's live somewhere else. And "that's all I have to say about that".

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O n behalf of the volunteer paranorm par anorm al investigators of PIH A , w e invite you to experience e xperience W ashington State’s am azing historical sites and m useum s like never before. PIH A has created a program unlike any other in W ashington State. Through our process pr ocess of netw orking w ith local historical societies, s ocieties, m useum s and com m unity leaders, PIH A hopes hop es to help educate the public of our state’s exciting history and the process pro cess and technology utilized in paranorm al research. research .

The PIH A “G rey Team ” is m ade up of dedicated paranorm al investigators w ith a passion for history and a curiosity in the paranorm al phenom ena. O ur approach, equipm ent and procedures to paranorm al investigating are prim arily based on research and logic in obtaining evidence of possible paranorm al activity.

The PIH A A pproach to Paranorm al Investigations PIH A never use m edium s, psychics or O uija B oards in our investigations. M any people w ho think that som ething paranorm al exist, physics and logic can debunk. That said, occasionally PIH A obtains evidence that neither physics nor logic applies. W hen this occurs, w e classify it as paranorm al evidence and let each individual decide for him self w hat to believe or not believe.

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