Omaha trivia
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Hummel Park, which is said to be one of the most haunted places in Omaha and rumored to be an ancient Native American burial ground, was once the site of a fur trading post run by Jean Pierre Cabanne in 1823.
One of Hummel Park’s well-known mysteries is the "Morphing Stairs", a long, stone staircase located at the top of the park. These stairs are said to "morph" because nobody knows the exact number of stairs in the staircase. Each time a person counts the number going up or down, a different number is counted on the return trip.
The "Morphing Stairs" lead down a large hill into a valley containing a decrepit pit area with a deteriorating shelter house. Spray-painted markings in this area, such as inverted pentagrams and swastikas, along with the presence of dead animal carcasses, indicate that Hummel Park is a place where occult and/or satanic rituals have taken place.
Also, numerous murders have been committed in the park. The screams and cries heard by park visitors, coupled with local ghost hunters’ claims of unexplained electro-magnetic readings and sightings of various ghostly apparitions, indicate a high level of paranormal activity at Hummel Park.
Taken from doyouseedeadpeople.com, a local paranormal investigations group. This park is located in my neck of the woods, far northeast Omaha. Bruce used to hang out there a lot in high school. Happy haunting and happy Halloween!
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Hummel Park, which is said to be one of the most haunted places in Omaha and rumored to be an ancient Native American burial ground, was once the site of a fur trading post run by Jean Pierre Cabanne in 1823.
One of Hummel Park’s well-known mysteries is the "Morphing Stairs", a long, stone staircase located at the top of the park. These stairs are said to "morph" because nobody knows the exact number of stairs in the staircase. Each time a person counts the number going up or down, a different number is counted on the return trip.
The "Morphing Stairs" lead down a large hill into a valley containing a decrepit pit area with a deteriorating shelter house. Spray-painted markings in this area, such as inverted pentagrams and swastikas, along with the presence of dead animal carcasses, indicate that Hummel Park is a place where occult and/or satanic rituals have taken place.
Also, numerous murders have been committed in the park. The screams and cries heard by park visitors, coupled with local ghost hunters’ claims of unexplained electro-magnetic readings and sightings of various ghostly apparitions, indicate a high level of paranormal activity at Hummel Park.
Taken from doyouseedeadpeople.com, a local paranormal investigations group. This park is located in my neck of the woods, far northeast Omaha. Bruce used to hang out there a lot in high school. Happy haunting and happy Halloween!
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