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October 2018
Nothing Like a
Ghost Story
By: Kathy Manney / Around Our World
Nearly everyone enjoys a ghost story, and the
“haunted” Goldfield Hotel in Goldfield,
Nevada offers one. Goldfield’s historical society began hosting ghost
tours inside the hotel in 2001; offering no guarantee anything
supernatural will happen during your tour, although strange things
have occurred in the past.
The hotel gained fame in 2001 as one of the “Scariest Places on
Earth” when the Fox network filmed an episode there.
It’s believed Room 109 is haunted by a prostitute named Elizabeth
who, while pregnant, was chained to the room’s radiator by the original
hotel’s owner, George Winfield. After giving birth, Winfield left Elizabeth
to die in that room.
Many feel her presence and sometimes an infant is heard crying.
Other ghosts have been seen in the halls and lobby. It is believed that
the hotel serves as a portal to the other world.
Founded in 1902, Goldfield has a rich history. After gold was
discovered, it quickly grew. In 1906, Goldfield produced $11 million in
gold and gained nationwide fame.
“A luxury liner on a sea of sand,” the four-story Goldfield Hotel was
built at a cost of $500,000.00 in 1908. It was known as “The Gem in
the Desert.”
The hotel had a gold plated ceiling, mahogany paneling and was the
second hotel in the west to have an electric elevator. It was the finest
hotel between Denver and San Francisco.
Meals were “exquisite European cuisine,” featuring oysters, quail
and squid. Guests arrived for dinner formally dressed in black tie and
ball gowns.
The hotel’s front brick facing was delivered by the US Post Office
because it would have cost more to deliver by rail or wagon. The closed
and ill-fated hotel remains the most prominent symbol of Goldfield’s
former glory.
Goldfield, once Nevada’s largest city is a ghost of its former self, but
still boosts having the best array of original buildings in the west. It
offers a glimpse into the
lifestyle of a true turn of the
century mining town.
Goldfield, once Nevada’s
largest city is a ghost of its
former self, but still boosts
having the best array of
original buildings in the
west and offers a true
glimpse into the lifestyle of
turn of the century mining
towns.
Kathy Manney enjoys visiting interesting places and being an
Adventure Diva. Her “Must See” travel journeys continue - always
with enthusiasm.