The strangest experience that I ever had at the Maria Teresa restaurant occurred in August of 2000. I was doing an investigation to capture the location on video for a series of television shows for Channel 27, public access, in Albuquerque called A Ghostly Presence. I met with the film crew in the Baca room … Read moreMaria Teresa Restaurant, personal experience
This homestead, built around 1783, is now the home of a romantic restaurant. The showpiece is a long bar that was moved from Fort Sumner, NM, in 1970. The bar has the distinction of having quenched the thirst of notorious outlaw Billy the Kid and members of his gang. Wandering its rambling rooms are at … Read moreMaria Teresa Restaurant, Location History
Interview with David Scoville (manager) I came to work at the Luna Mansion in 1979 and worked as a kitchen manager until 1983. After that, I left eventually returned after a three-year absence. But the present position is general manager/owner. I know a lot of history about the mansion and of stories of the ghosts … Read moreLuna Mansion, Los Lunas, NM (Ghost Stories)
Disembodied footsteps and laughter have been reported on the upper floor of the lobby after hours. Objects have been reported to have been moved about throughout various hotel locations by unseen hands. The bridal suite has reported the mysterious opening and closing of doors. A hotel housekeeper once walked in and was terrified to see … Read moreEl Rancho Hotel, Gallup, NM (Paranormal Claims)
Formally opened December 17, 1937, The El Rancho Hotel was built by the brother of the movie magnet, D.W. Griffith. Drawn by the many films made in the area, Ronald Reagan, Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, and Kirk Douglas were some of the many stars listed in the guest register. Autographed photos of the stars, Navajo … Read moreEl Rancho Hotel, Gallup, NM (History)
These are the general claims of ghostly activity that is reported at the Press Club. The vast majority of reported phenomena are auditory in nature. The sound of high heeled shoes has been heard by several witnesses walking across the floors of the bar and lobby area. Noises have also been associated with the poll … Read moreAlbuquerque Press Club (Paranormal Claims)
Caretakers at the site have reported seeing a figure in Civil war dress lurking around their trailer. Voices are often heard coming from the ruins and believing that someone is in the fort, the caretakers investigate to discover that no one is there. The caretakers at the fort rotate from site to site and not all … Read moreFort Craig, NM (Paranormal Claims)
From a sandy terrace above the west bank of the Rio Grande, about 35 miles south of Socorro, the scrub desert stretches out for miles to the distant mountain ranges. It’s a lonely and desolate place baked by a hot sun in summer and chilled by snow-laden storms in winter. It’s a land of dry, … Read moreThe history of Fort Craig, NM
Charles Bent, the first civilian governor of the territory of New Mexico came to a brutal end during the January 1847 Taos Revolt. Scalped alive, he was then dragged into his home to be beaten until death while his children and wife looked on. The mob went on to kill Bent’s brother-in-law Pablo Jaramillo, Steven Lee (the Sherriff … Read moreBent House (Paranormal Claims)
This entire article is from NewMexico.org and describes the basic history along with some of the paranormal claims. Now essentially a ghost town, Loma Parda was forever changed when Fort Union moved into the neighborhood. Loma Parda became the town where soldiers could go for wild nights. Saloons, gambling, dance halls and women of ill … Read moreLoma Parda, NM (Paranormal Claims)
He was killed on January 19, 1847, at about six in the morning. We were in bed when the Mexicans and Indians came to the house, breaking the doors. Some of them were on the top of the house, tearing the roofs, so we got up, and father stepped to the porch asking them what … Read moreThe story of Governor Bent’s massacre as told by his daughter Teresina Bent Scheurich
In 1850, Lieutenant Colonel E. V. Sumner looked at the U.S. troops stationed in Santa Fe, and the temptations offered to soldiers there. He immediately determined to remove them from “that sink of vice and extravagance” by establishing forts only in remote areas. The plains near La Junta seemed a likely spot since the Santa … Read moreLoma Parda, NM (History)
Opened in 1946, the Mineshaft tavern was purchased from the Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company and restored in 1982. The original building burned down on Christmas Day, 1944. Oscar Huber, rebuilt the tavern for the many coal miners of the area. It reopened in 1947 and has been open ever since. Some remodeling of the … Read moreMine Shaft Tavern, Madrid, NM (History)
The Mine Shaft Tavern is said to be the most haunted place in Madrid. Bartenders, as well as guests, have seen glasses fall on their own and break, doors that open and swing back and forth, sounds that can be heard coming from the six-inch adobe walls. After closing hours, objects are mysteriously moved about. … Read moreMine Shaft Tavern, Madrid, NM (Paranormal Claims)
The home of members of the politically powerful Luna family, the Tranquilino Luna House was constructed in the early 1880’s. This house is probably the best example of an extant adobe Victorian residence in New Mexico and has retained most of its original design. Tranquilino Luna, son of merchant-farmer Jos£ Antonio Luna and his wife … Read moreLuna Mansion, Los Lunas, NM (History)
On slow nights at the Luna Mansion it is said Josefita Otero swirls proudly through the grand house she loved and made so charmingly beautiful. “Everything that this house became is because of Josefita,” restaurant manager David Scovill says. Josefita, or “Pepe,” is dead, but Scovill and other employees of the restaurant insist Pepe still … Read moreWorkers Say Ghost Shares Luna Mansion
The present day haunting at the restaurant seems to have begun sometime after the brick addition was installed. Disembodied voices are often associated with the antique staircase that occupies the center of the old mansion. One evening, the manager was talking to a pair of customers when they all heard a burst of laughter that … Read moreBlueher House, Old Town Albuquerque (Paranormal Claims)
At the heart of this district is the original central plaza that is lined with over a hundred quaint little shops. Like everything else in Albuquerque, a visit to Old Town is a delightful mix of old and new, with sights that range from Civil War cannons to the Church of San Felipe de Neri. … Read moreBlueher House, Old Town Albuquerque (History)
Casa de Ruiz, which literally translates to “the house of Ruiz”, has a long and distinctive history. Unfortunately much of this history has been lost with the passage of time and that which remains is at best uncertain. The house was built during the founding of Albuquerque sometime after 1706. This would make Casa de … Read moreChurch Street Cafe, Albuquerque, NM (History)
I was not able to locate any witnesses to the reported phenomenon. The sources of the information we used to conduct our investigation was a 3rd hand account from an employee at the St. James Hotel in Cimarron. The site is also listed in the book “The National Directory of Haunted Places” by Dennis William … Read moreDawson Cemetery (My opinions of the hauntings)
In 1906, the mines were purchased by the Phelps Dodge Corporation. The corporation needed to attract workers to the remote location, so they built homes for the miners, along with numerous other facilities including a hospital, department store, swimming pool, movie theater, and a golf course. With these amenities, Phelps Dodge was able to maintain … Read moreDawson Cemetery (History)
One of the ghosts stories of the Plaza Hotel comes in October of 1992. They were published in the New Mexican newspaper and written by T.J. Sullivan. Byron T. Mills, who owns The Plaza Hotel in the early 1900s, is believed to have met a violent end in the building and now might be The … Read morePlaza Hotel, Las Vegas, NM (Ghost Stories)