Note: This is the second edition of this book. Shudder when the children at the pond refuse to leave without their friends on a dark night. Spend the night in a haunted train station Experience a visit from a wandering doctor who still makes house calls Many of these places are open to the public and can be visited regularly This book includes stories from: Indianapolis / Marion Co, Westfield and Noblesville / Hamilton Co, Anderson / Madison Co, Hendricks Co., New Albany / Floyd Co, Jeffersonville / Jefferson Co. and many high quality pictures of sites, people and possible hauntings. These...

They came from everyday life. Their illnesses knew no socioeconomic boundaries. Locking people in cabins, smokehouses and outdoor pens was not the answer. Leaving them in county homes was no solution. Turing to doctors for help, families hoped for the best. The State of Indiana and doctors agreed on the need for hospitals to help the mentally ill. To understand the history of Central State Hospital, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Nicole Kobrowski began the story on the practices of European and Colonial roots. These theories and methods, including a way a hospital should be built and operated,...

On October 24, 1911 Augusta Knabe had a dream. In it she saw a big black snake winding its way between her and her cousin, Dr. Helene Elise Hermine Knabe. The snake, with its sharp, spiky fangs, leered at the two women, almost begging them to make a move. They were frozen with fright, clinging to each other. It was ready to strike, and it was only a matter of time before it had its way. Augusta awoke with a start, drenched in sweat. Her eyes darted around the darkness and as her mind came out of the dream, Augusta heard familiar sounds- the ticking of her clock, a horse clopping down the...