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There are several beautiful historic homes that stand along Main Street in Fostoria, Ohio. This massive brick Victorian Gothic style house with the tower on the front of it stands out among the rest of the homes. It was built in 1885 by William L. Carlin who was the grandson of one of the original
I have seen a lot of water towers in my travels but the one in Walterboro, South Carolina is one of the most unique and strangest I a have seen. Constructed in 1915 it is made from concrete and stands 133 feet tall. It holds 100 thousand gallons of water a the top. At the
North of downtown Mitchell, Indiana on a block of modest homes is a rather unassuming two-story house. It has a wrought iron fence and a pair of stone angel statues in front of it. Looking at it from the outside, you would assume it was just another ordinary Midwestern home. Inside, the owner claims strange
More than two centuries ago a ragtag army fought the most powerful empire in the world. It was an impossible endeavor and the king thought they were destined to fail. The desire for freedom from the British Monarchy could not be defeated. Shortly after their victory from oppression, the founding fathers wrote on a piece
Across the tracks from the Joliet Slammers baseball stadium is this grand stately Mansion. It was built in 1873. by wealthy railroad magnate, Jacob A. Henry. The three-story, red brick Second Empire/Italian Renaissance style structure is built on Joliet limestone. The front and side porch roofs are made with single slabs of limestone. Henry hired
There is a saying among photographer that goes ” If you want better looking pictures, then stand in front of interesting stuff” There are few places that I have enjoyed standing in front of than the Glade Creek Grist Mill in Babcock State park in West Virginia. The mill looks centuries old but it was
Deep in the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve in central Florida between Tampa and Orlando Is the dilapidated remains of an old shack. A nearby make-shift cemetery and headstone is evidence of a tragedy that occurred here. Hand carved in the tombstone is RIP 1917 Mr + Mrs Stewart. It is unclear how the Stewarts came
North west of Beaufort South Carolina are brick walls and pillars standing among the trees near the small town of Sheldon. They are the remains of an old church originally known as Prince William’s Parish Church. Today they are known as the Old Sheldon Church. The church was built sometime between 1745 and 1753. It
The Cook-Rutledge Mansion in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Built in 1887 it is now used as a museum by the Chippewa Falls Historical Society and has been restored to its original condition. I don’t have a story to go along with it, I just like old houses. Thank you for Subscribing to Lost In The States,
Belle Gunness lived on a farm near La Porte, Indiana. In 1908 her farmhouse burned down and her children’s bodies were discovered burned in the fire along with a female’s body that was missing its head. It was believed to be the remains of Belle Gunness. After further investigations of the property the remains of
