**Below The Founder Touching An Entity**

"To Reach For New Worlds We Must Grasp Our Own The Unseen Is Our True Reality Hold It Close To Your Heart" 

By AngelOfThyNight-Rick

Bill Dreggors Park & Memorial Hospital sits on a hill. At one time this hospital served Veterans from WWI & WWII. At another time it served as fraternity as well as many other uses. Today it serves as a museum and memorial. Orbs with faces, moving cold spots, apparition sitting in the gazebo,  feelings of being watched from the windows are just a few of the occurrences here. Do the solely departed roam the beautiful serenity gardens? Dark walkways? And grounds at night?

Freedom Playground sits near a historical hospital. During the day its covered with merry children and oak trees at night darkness looms about. Who is the lady that sits on the bench reading a book? What mysteries surround this haunted playground? Walk with us around this wood fortress into the unknown!

Stone Tracks has a history of early events in Deland's railroading history. Rumors of a few strange accidents only a few miles up the tracks. One of Deland's first tracks where one way is a dead end where passengers in DeLand once boarded  and the other way could lead to doom or what is known as the ghost town of St. Francis. Take a walk with us into the woods of Deland down one of the most eeriest train tracks in the area.

Volusia County Administration Building sits next to many other haunted locations. A family of ghost are seen walking here, strange balls of light with faces on them, and feelings of being watched from one of  DeLand's Largest Buildings. History shows us that a farm once graced the grounds of now what is known today as the Thomas C. Kelly  Building do the departed haunt this beautiful architectural office complex?.

DeLand Memorial Gardens is a place for 1000s of Veterans but are they restless from the wars fought? A scream heard in the night, a loud crash, and feelings of being chased out are just a few of the mysterious occurrences here at this soldiers rest. Take a walk with us as we search for some of the more patriotic dearly departed.

Beresford Presbyterian Cemetery contains many buried vaults. Many years of vandalism make this place very foreboding to walk through. Feelings of being watched from the woods, a strange entity that watches from afar and twisted trees  entwine this eerie place of the dead. What mysteries does this century old place of rest hold or are they resting? 

Bizarre DeLand is full of many odd events & occurrences such as strange storms, giant spiders, and other bizarre events. Something strange looms over this small town life and PGS now brings it to you. What can possibly happen next here in Dead Land? Come and read the journal and experience some of the strangest photos ever including hurricane damage photos.

Abandoned Boulevard Drive-In now over grown by foliage has rumors of many horrifying events over the years such as murders and missing people. All that remains is a few piles of wood where once this lovers make out stood as the classics once were played. The movie has ended and now reality begins as the departed walk looking for there next show.

DeLand's First Church Of Christ Scientist has an odd feeling when the sun goes down. A ghostly boy in a tree, another child crying because he has no friends, and even a ghostly hosts who greets us at the door. Many strange activities occur here perhaps science has a whole new meaning to the word haunting. Walk with us as many ghostly faces watch us from afar.

Berry Murder Mansion sits alone with a gloomy mystery that surrounds it. Did a horrible murder take place here years ago? Why does this beautiful mansion and its cottage sit abandoned? Feelings of being watched, a coldness on the stairs, apparitions that watch from the windows are just a few of the odd occurrences here. This 1800s mansion will send chills down your spine!

The Dutton Mansion at one time was a residence to one of the most wealthiest families in DeLand. Later it became a funeral home only once again to be established as apartments for various tenants. What lurks beyond the walls of this prestigious colonial residence? Sounds of banging, footsteps in the attic, moving cold spots the the dearly departed are the only remnants of activity of this historical structure.  Step inside and walk with me inside one of Eastern Florida's spookiest houses.

Deerfoot Run is a very dark wooded road that runs in between a series of ranches and mansions. Once a place where a tragedy occurred now all that remains are mysteries of the past. Many orbs with faces, feeling watched, a black anomaly seen moving from the trees and feelings of sadness remain. What secrets and tragedies surround this road to nowhere?

Hollywood Cemetery a elegant cemetery from the 1800s with three known confederate soldiers. A very serene area where one candle remains lit and dogs are heard from afar. Does the presence of a hells angel watch over his stone evidence here proves he does. What other mysteries lay beyond the iron gates?

Lincoln  Cemetery sits far back in the woods. Signs of heavy vandalism as well as wear and tear loom here. A missing dug up grave, stones broke in half, a ball of light, unmarked burials are just a few of Lincolns memorable sights. Walk with us through the spider webs in this frigid place where the dead are very much alive. 

St. Francis Trail  & Ghost Town founded in 1877 was plagued by fires, a hurricane and a great freeze. Today it sits deep in the heart of a mysterious forest surrounded by myths of Skunk Apes, A Sea Serpent, UFOs and even the dearly departed. Take a journey with us through spider covered trails into once was and now is.

St. Peter's Catholic Church & School surrounded by mystery. Many ghostly faces haunt its court yard as footsteps are heard from afar. A boy standing next to me at the court yard gates, a lady who lost her body, and a shadow figure are just a few of the supernatural events of this this Spanish looking place of worship. Walk with us as we journey on the dark walkways in search of the truth.

Captain John Rich Cabin Site sat desolate as Rich and his family were the first settlers to the area. A place where many weary travelers stayed including Henry A. Deland himself who later held the first town meeting here. Today a house sits where once the first house in Deland was built. Feelings of being watched from the foliage, a ghostly face peers out a window, and feelings of knowing your not alone. What is the connection between the cabin site & the  DeLand Mansion where I currently live?

St Barnabas Church & Episcopal School has over 100 years of historical changes and improvement. A haunting feel sets in when the sun goes down surrounding this gothic structure. A bus door slams, a fountain turns off by itself, the ghost of a little boy is seen twice and halls so dark that feelings of being watched are inevitable. Come walk with us through memory gardens, down stone walk ways, dark corridors, and shady grounds as we explore one of DeLand's oldest churches. 

Step into Bethel Cemetery from the 1800s where two confederate soldiers are buried. This wooded cemetery will give you chills as feelings of being followed, a smiling face is captured, a cold grave, and sites of weathered stones with many stories told.

DeLand City Hall once housed in the 1920s the boys in blue and served as a fire station. Feelings of being watched from this Mediterranean structure are of no tall tale. Not only do high water bills come from this city hall but the ghost come with it. Walk with us and we uncover its supernatural wonders.

De Leon Springs & The Spanish Sugar mill have a long history of tragic and strange events. Some of them include the settling of the Indians 8000 B.C. which archaeologist found the oldest dug out canoe in America. Ponce De Leon discovered this Magickal place and called it the fountain of youth. The sugar mill built in 1570  survived the Seminole Wars, Civil War, and Many massacres. All that remains of the sugar cane plantation today are its ghost of the past and its ruins.  

Lake Diaz Cemetery a place of seclusion and mystery. Travel with us down a dark wooded road where it dead ends to a world of the unseen. A mysterious energy beam of light, faces watching from afar, the ghostly scream of a girl, dogs heard off in the distance closing in, moving cold spots are just some of Lake Diaz Cemeteries supernatural occurrences.  Come take a look at some of the sea shells covering many stones surrounded only by the woods and the unseen. 

Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Cemetery may just be Volusia counties most haunted. Does a phantom watch from beyond the grave or is there something more sinister watching from afar. Sounds of moans, a ghostly voice saying the word Noooo in a deep low tone voice, a hostile ghostly lady, a strange unknown beastly screech in the woods and being followed by an unseen force are just a few of the terrifying occurrences here. Walk with us and feel the horror as we venture into the very secluded Mt. Olive Burial Grounds.

Pinehurst Cemetery is home to many friendly spirits. This hilly cemetery is quite a Florida rarity. Many soldiers are buried here including a ghostly lady which watches us in the dark. A feeling of peace looms over Pinehurst perhaps it is the smell of sweet flowers surrounding every stone or is it just a sign that the dearly departed are amongst us watching over this cemeteries hundreds of upper ground burials?

Cassadaga & Lake Helen Cemetery has urban legends about the Devil's Chair but also many ghost stories. Does George Colby founder of the Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp walk this gloomy place of the dead? Shadows, moving cold spots, voices heard tell us there is more to this crumbling cemetery then the locals have told. This cemetery takes scary to a whole new level. Follow us as we explore the various graves of psychic spiritualist in the Cassadaga Community

Colby Lake & Ruins has tales of strange rituals that take place in the woods, a mysterious carnivorous creature which chases in you in the woods, Indian spirits, and rumors of a horrifying murder which took place deep within the woods. Take a walk with us as we explore the 1800 ruins of George Colby where Cassadaga was started and walk with us down its haunted trails exploring various secluded treasures. Do the hidden springs have healing powers? What lurks in the Cassadaga woods? This park will give you chills!

Colby Temple over 80 yrs. old serves as the church & place of worship in the spiritualist community of Cassadaga. This temple serves as a basis for the study of ghost, healing, god, and for Cassadaga spiritualist to gather and help each other understand deaths mysteries. This place serves as a place of power as many gather here weekly. How haunted is Colby Temple? Large Orbs, Blue Mist, A Face in the window and a web of mist tell us there is more then worshipping going on here.

Spirit Pond near Rev. Fogels Healing Park is a place where the spiritualist gather at the Mae Graves Gazebo to spread the ashes of the dearly departed. This place is said to be haunted by members of the spirituals camp. Rumors of dark running shadows, the haunted Summerland house on the hill over looking spirit pond, and feelings of not being alone are felt here. What lies beneath the veil of this serene place near Colby Temple?

Medicine Wheel & Myers Prayer Garden Park have served Cassadaga camp members for over 100 years. One park contains an old stone medicine wheel where the native American people once roamed the other is for locals to gather and pray in a circle at the stone garden and share there psychic abilities helping others in their life's journeys. The first murder in Cassadaga took place near Myers park. Both places are full of amazing energy let us share some of it with you!

Suber Memorial Gardens Cemetery served the black community for burials after the civil war in the late 1800s and 1900s. Now down a dark dirt road beyond the gate lays this haunted place of the deceased. A strange mist that moves about, an eerie tree atop of a hill, the smell of incense, feelings of being watched, heavy cold spots in the oldest section and a surprise awaits here around every turn. Come join us as we explore the upper burial graves in one of Lake Helen's most haunted cemeteries. 

Blue Springs & The Thursby House has centuries of history all the way from the Timucuan Indians living off the land, to the civil war, and eventually the luxurious Thursby Steamboat house built on an Indian Mound. Today a place for tourist to enjoy hikes and the Manatees it is also a place where the ghost of the past haunt its grounds. A loud crashing sound in the woods and a very large hairy hominoid creature are seen walking the road. Come walk with us as we explore a southern haunting and track down the Bigfoot lore of Blue Springs.

Blue Spring Tracks &  Magnolia House was one of the first set of tracks built in the area later ridding of the need for steamboats. Many accidents happen on these tracks or perhaps we question were they? Rumors of unwanted feelings, a ghostly man walking the tracks, and a ghostly presence seen in the doorway of a man who overdosed on pills. This little house in the woods will give you the creeps. What awaits us within the woods near Blue Springs is it supernatural or is it something more?

The French Docks sits down a long dark wooded road. It served as one of the oldest boat docks along the upper St. Johns River. Today it serves as a final resting place for the unfortunate as rumors of bodies are found here. Walk with us down a dark road where glowing eyes follow us, the stench of rotting fills the air, movement is heard following us, and feelings of being watches are amidst us. Pylons remain of the docks but so does the unknown!

Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery is one of the last remaining remnants of the booming town of Enterprise which now remains a buried part of history. Many early settlers in inhabit this pioneer place of rest including the segregated slaves, a confederate civil war soldier and many veterans from WWI & II. What supernatural secrets roam the evergreen forest?

Howry Dormitory a century old part of DeLand's history. Used by Stetson University Students at one time studied and walked its halls, now a restored landmark. What mysteries loom through its shiny floored halls? Feelings of  mystery, strange noises in the basement and movement felt throughout the property. Walk with us onto this gloomy estate as the storm approaches. 

Buffalo NY over 200 years of history such as the hanging of the Thayer Brothers, A plague that killed many, and a city that was burned down in the war of 1812. A place where once a president was assassinated and mummies were found. Perhaps one of the most haunted cities in the country this all American City has many hidden tales.

Adam's Mark Hotel sits between many haunted locations in the heart of downtown Buffalo. Built near a cemetery this hotel has a gloomy feeling in the late hours of the night. At one time this hotel stood where Native Americans hunted and cabins were burned in the war of 1812.  Take a walk with me as we walk down its dark halls uncovering chilling cold spots and feelings of being watched. 

Ormond Tomb Park a place at one time where the Damietta plantation once stood. Now today a lonely tomb sits in the middle of a 13acre park of James Ormond II stating he was an honest man. Today the plantation no longer stands however this is where the start to Ormond Beach all began as over a century of generations, a tragic death of James Ormond I and finally a great battle fought which took a big turn in the Seminole Wars. This park holds many ghostly secrets.

Dummett Sugar Mill Ruins at one time was one of the largest plantations in the 1700s called Rozetta. Later it took new ownership and was the first Steam Powered Sugar Mill. One of the most productive Sugar Mills eventually it was abandoned and burned in the second Seminole war with only ruins remaining. Feelings of being watched from the woods and being followed are just a few of the occurrences here. 

Harwood House & The Fairchild Oak sit alone in the dark forest. Rumors that this mystical tree has sat silently watching history for 100s of years and a little Coquina house nearby where a man committed suicide near it. Today this mystical tree is often called Haunted Oak and we must ask ourselves does Harwood's ghost walk the trails and watch others pass by his little dark house in the woods?