In
Spokane there is a legend of 1,000 steps at the famous Greenwood Cemetery.
What many people
don't know is that the memorial at the top of the steps was originally built
and covered with bronze by the Elk Masons of Spokane. They threw lavish
parties and had extravagant get togethers supposedly at the 3rd level
of the cemetery, where you could see the view of downtown Spokane. These
Masons eventually spent all their money and became broke. So to afford the
parties the stole the bronze from the memorial and then actually sold the
memorial itself. They were buried around in different areas of the cemetery.
The railway system in Spokane used to drop the visitors to the cemetery off at
the bottom of the steps to the Elks memorial, which is why the steps have
become such a "paranormal" hotspot. Being in the area you can tell
that the people who come there, come baring very unnerving energy and they
leave with that energy deposited there at the steps. I had the pleasure of
investigating, only during the day, and had quite a feel of the energy around
the steps. Depressing, heavy energy surrounded the area of the steps and the
temple. The graffiti on the memorial is also quite a stimulant for some
unnerving power source. All around the memorial is Brothers of the Masons, and
many of their family. It was incredible to feel the amount of darkness and
oppression weighing on my shoulders, and the chill that washed over me even on
such a sunny day. When driving up to the second terrace of the cemetery, I had
the feeling of being drawn to this white statuette while passing. Leaving it to
be so I could investigate the steps, she never left my mind. So half hour later
and I'm standing at her feet and upon the grave is a Masons symbol. The graves
around were that of a family.
The cemetery also
holds a mass grave for the Sprague and Division railroad disaster. When 200
pounds of dynamite exploded due to a worker tamping the cords with a steel
pole, many workers were blown to bits and pieces. We know this because that’s
all they could recover from the blast. The 20 year anniversary for the
dedication of the memorial is this upcoming May 27th, 2016. 26 men died in the
1890 disaster.
But the most famous
story is that of a woman seen in white roaming the grounds. Buried near the
mass grave, they say she lies in the ground adjacent to her murderous husband!
They say that she was wooed by the man, and tricked into believing he was a wealthy,
successful business man, who could keep her lavish lifestyle. But when she
arrived at his home after they had been married, she found it completely empty.
He had sold every last possession to get to that exact moment, with her as his
wife. Appalled, she left him and quickly filed for an annulment. Enraged, the
man followed her to downtown where he shot and killed her with a revolver.
Being that she was a socialite, the townspeople then found and hung the
husband. Now at night you can see her walking the grounds, supposedly frantic
and angered to be laying so near her killer.
