RETURN OF THE PHANTOM CLOWNS (WEIRD BUT TRUE)

by S.M. Belekurov As the name suggests, and it catches our attention right away for that very reason, these are clowns who show up, usually interact with children, and then disappear without a trace. In Coleman’s highly enjoyable "Mysterious America," he reminds us that the Pied Piper of Hamelin tale likely has some basis in …

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HISTORICAL HAUNTS: FORT MORGAN, AL

  Fort Morgan sits at 30°13′41″N 88°1′23″W at the mouth of Mobile Bay, AL. Prior to Fort Morgan, the land at the above coordinates belonged to a smaller redoubt fort made of earth and wood. That particular fort was known as Fort Bowyer taking its name from the colonel John Bowyer who completed construction of …