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Six true tales from the Gothic South with a single thread running through: woman who said “Til death do us part” and truly meant it.
Not all of St. Augustine’s history past lies in the distant past. In January 1974, Athalia Ponsell Lindsley was a former model, dancer, and television personality living with her new husband James “Jinx” Lindsley, a successful real estate developer.
Three tragic true tales from the Gothic South with a single thread running through: a small southern town that can’t escape death, no matter how hard it tries.
Three tragic tales from the Gothic South with a single thread running through: when you bury a body without its head, you’re going to get a ghost.
Three tragic tales from the Gothic South with a single thread running through: when you bury a body without its head, you’re going to get a ghost.

The Old Mayfair Hotel: an excerpt from Haunts & Hollows: Florida Coast. For some buildings, the tall tales that haunt their halls are just one part of the story. Such is the case of Sanford’s grand Mayfair Hotel. Originally known as the Hotel Forrest Lake, this massive, three-story Mediterranean Revival

The Haunts & Hollows Research Folios

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