![]() ![]() There are also claims that one of the spirits is a 16th century murderer. ![]() In 1909, a hotel that once stood in the same spot burned to the ground killing one person who got trapped in the basement. These are probably all linked to the very colorful history that Katie’s Bar boasts! Some of the most common claims include seeing Charlie’s apparition, glasses being knocked off of shelves by unseen hands, doors swinging open and closed, unexplained noises and more!Ĭharlie is by far the most friendly one of the resident spooks, but there are said to be several different spirits hanging around. Staff and customers alike have been reporting paranormal activity at Katie’s for many years now. Katie’s Bar in Smithtown has become somewhat notorious for being one of the most haunted buildings in Long Island! It s said to be haunted by former bootlegger Charlie Klein who is approximately 115 years old, missing a few limbs and has a tendency to knock glasses off of the shelves behind the bar! It is his ghost that is said to be responsible for the disembodied laughing and singing that can often be heard along with the sound of running footsteps. Apparently a little boy also died here in the 1970s when he broke into the old factory to play and ended up falling to his death while climbing up the old machinery. This young woman was not the only death in the area. ![]() There are also reports of people hearing screaming and crying in the area. It is common to hear reports of a young woman walking around the grounds of the abandoned ice cream factory and warehouse. Many witnesses have said that the girl’s spirit is still linger there where her body was found. The 20 year old go-go dancer and part-time bank teller was found in a sump at Reid Ice Cream Grounds with her hands and feet bound and her throat cut. It concerns a young woman who was found murdered here in 1966. The story, based on an actual historical event, has an important message with the added thrill of being a suspenseful page-turner.The ghost story linked to Reid Ice Cream Grounds in Blue Point is an incredibly tragic one. “Allie’s fourth adventure with the supernatural once again delves into a haunting and topical issue….Allie, the ghost magnet, is drawn as a brave, compassionate and smart heroine assisted by her sidekick and best friend Dub. The words spoken in the pageant by Dub (as Cornplanter, the famous Seneca orator), Joey (as General John Sullivan), and Brad (as General George Washington) are taken in large part from their letters and written accounts of their speeches. The story is fictional, but based on historical fact. I try to feel the presence of those Seneca Indians who lived and died here, and sometimes I can. When I stand alone at the Point, looking at the swings, the ball diamond, and the pavilion where we have neighborhood dinners and celebrations, I try to picture the village before it was destroyed by Sullivan’s army in a surprise massacre. Except for a small sign that says simply SITE OF A SENECA INDIAN VILLAGE UNTIL 1779, there is no indication of the drama that occurred here on a warm September day in that year. Now the area is a community park for lakeside homeowners. Kashong Point once held a thriving Seneca village, with orchards and fields and large stores of grain, fruits, and vegetables. It commemorates the 1770 campaigns of General John Sullivan and General George Clinton “against the hostile Indian nations” on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania. On the highway, just a few hundred yards from my house, stands a monument showing a map. Seneca is the largest of the Finger Lakes and was named after the Seneca people, the first to hunt, fish, farm. ![]() My house sits on the shore of Seneca Lake, at Kashong Point. I live in central New York State, originally the territory of the Six Nations of Native Americans (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora) that formed the Iroquois Confederacy. As she tries to find out who the ghost is, and what it wants, Allie uncovers a centuries-old secret – and shakes up the whole town. It haunts her dreams with images of smoke and screaming people. To her embarrassment, it causes her to babble in a strange language in front of the director and all the other kids. Too bad ghosts don’t know about summer vacation.ĭuring rehearsals, Allie is visited by a new ghost. It’s summer vacation in the fourth adventure for Allie Nichols, “Ghost Magnet.” Allie and her friend Dub are looking forward to their roles in the town of Seneca’s summer pageant, which portrays the relationship between the area’s early European settlers and the local Seneca Indians. ![]()
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