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About 2 weeks ago I found this article in my paper about a columnist who was starting these ghost tours in my area and she was choosing 13 people at
random ( Plus one guest each) to be the first to go on the tour. I entered my name and was one of the lucky few to be chosen. We were to meet at the
Dulaney House in McKinney Texas at 7:00 pm last Friday.
I showed up camera in hand ready to go ghost hunting. Upon arriving I was excited to learn that although many of the houses on the tour were usually
closed off to the public we were going to be allowed inside to explore these haunted houses. I also learned that we were being joined by a paranormal
investigations team.
The first stop on our tour was the ever so creepy Dulaney Cottage which was built way back in 1877. Walking into this cottage you get this eerie
feeling. A feeling that I have only felt in the haunted hotels of Jefferson Texas. It is a hard feeling to describe but it is sort of a feeling of not
being alone, of being surrounded by a presence that is there yet some how not there....
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Not much happened there aside from the overwhelmingly creepy feeling. So off we went to the Dulaney house. This was a house built by the same family
after coming into some money. They kept their original house( The cottage), only moved it over and built the new house right where the old one was.
The Dulaney's had a long list of Doctors in the family only the one who lived in this house was a pharmacist.
Here are a few pictures of the Dulaney House which was built in 1917
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We even got to go up to the very creepy attic where I may have caught my first ghost of the tour!
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After we finished up there, we walked over to a local restaurant called The Pantry. This place was once a Hardware store and before that even had a
brothel on the third floor ( Which was closed off to us... The third floor that is)
We talked with the owner who shared stories of ghosts and encounters that he and his staff have had.
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Walking along the second floor of The Pantry I stumbled upon a short hallway. I walked down it and about halfway through I got an overwhelming feeling
that there was someone or something there that I just walked through....As odd as that sounds... The feeling lasted about 5 seconds and faded away. I
took a picture but there is nothing out of the ordinary there...
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Down stairs I made sure to get pictures of the stairs to see if could catch any ghosts walking down...
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After this we said our goodbyes to the owner and headed over to a very old Jail that has been closed down for quite some time. We were told of people
being hung there and even a guy accidentally hanging himself in an effort to escape.
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We were than taken behind the jail to see the area where the man accidentally hung himself.
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It is here that we found some really cool and creepy jail doors. They looked like something out of Shaw shank redemption or what have you.
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I really got a kick out of those doors but we had to move along... When we arrived at the next house we learned of dolls that were made in that house
using real human hair. When I saw those dolls, I must admit I was creeped out. Those were some of the creepiest dolls I have ever seen. And they were
everywhere!
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This was supposed to be the last house on the tour but the maintenance guy was there and in a good mood and asked if we wanted to go into one more
house where he has had a few experiences himself... Naturally we all said yes!
This house belonged to a poorer family. They had converted the attic into a room that they would rent out to passer by's for a night or two.... This
place was run down and old but still really neat.
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After the look around downstairs, naturally we wanted to go upstairs and have a look at the accommodations that were offered to paying guests.... the
floor was old though so we were only allowed up three at a time. The group that went up just before I did was unlucky enough to have the wits scared
out of them. Apparently a table that was up there moved about 6 inches and them collapsed. One of the guys in that group came down pale as could be
and looking as if he were going to throw up. Lucky me got to go up next!
When I got up there I found that the maintenance man had put the table back. About five seconds after going up the stairs there is a loud bang in the
far corner of the room. I snapped a picture and this is what I got.
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It was amazing, it was as if someone was up there and was wanting privacy and became angry when we invaded his/her space... (can't say I blame
them)
I then turned to get a picture of the table that had collapsed a few minutes ago.
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After that I decided to let a few more people come up, so I headed down and that was the end of the tour. I have been on many ghost tours before and
this was the only one that ended with a bang ( If you catch my meaning). All in all I had a great time, met some great people and got some great
pictures. I was even invited to come back when they start the other tours in the area! I can't wait to bust some more ghosts!
I got plenty of orb pictures but am disappointed that is all I got as in all honesty orbs can and usually are explained away as dust or light
reflections.
This thread only shows a few of the pictures taken that night. For the full
gallery
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( for some reason, the pictures uploaded in reverse order of which they were taken so start from the bottom and go up.... or just skip around)
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