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October 2024
1. What Victorian Hotel in northeast Iowa is said to be home to two ghosts?
The Franklin Hotel in Strawberry Point, Iowa is still accepting reservations if you dare. Watch out for a woman named Lily who wears a lavender gown, and a man named Leo who ran the hotel’s laundry for 30 years.
2. Which Iowa town has one of the 10 most haunted theaters in the Midwest?
The Cresco Theater opened in 1915 and has had thousands of live performances and modern motion pictures. Visitors have seen ghosts of vaudeville performers on the stage and other ghosts sitting in the theater while the lights are off. You can find perhaps the most interesting film of your life at www.crescotheatreoperahouse.com
3. What Iowa City cemetery has an eight-foot-tall Angel statue installed in 1912 that watches over the Feldevert family plot that was once golden but began turning black (with the eyes turning black first) back in 1924 after the death of Teresa who some think was a witch?
Iowa City is home to Oakland Cemetery with its now eight-foot-tall Black Angel statue. The cemetery contains a total of 40 acres and is open to the public.