Haunts?

[ramunden]

I've always been intrigued by hauntings, ghosts, and the like. Are there any notable hauntings in Wrightwood, or nearby towns like Phelan for that matter?

[Wildman]

Ask about the cowboy who rides the ridgeline along Pinon Ridge past JPL.  They say you can hear the hoofbeats and his spurs jingling.

[Freighthauler]

Ask about the truck driver that pulls a set up hwy 2 during a full moon. They say you can hear his air horn blast when the moon is directly above.

[Hillbillies]

You may want to inquire about the Acorn Lodge.  Someone told me years ago that it was supposedly haunted.  I can not remember the details.....emm let me go ask my "ouiji board".

[Hillbillies]

The narrow two-story cabin two doors down from Tangle Tamers (with the Confederate flag outside) was supposedly a brothel during Wrightwood's early days. Roger, the old bartender from the Wrightwood Inn, rented the cabin briefly during the 1990s and was so scared that he slept downstairs in the living room. He swore it was haunted.

[Patchylou]

What about the LARGE rock house on the right side of Hwy 2, coming into town.  It has a rot iron fence/gate and has the large metal garage built next to it.  I'm sure that house has GOT to have a great history!  Does anybody know anything about that house?? 

[WWDREAMN]

Patchylou that was a topic some time back, but noone seemed to have any real history of it, just the names of a few former owners.

[ramunden]

Has anyone any firsthand experience with any of these haunts? I'd definitely like to hear some ghost stories straight from those who have witnessed it.

[Tammy]

The narrow two-story cabin two doors down from Tangle Tamers (with the Confederate flag outside) was supposedly a brothel during Wrightwood's early days. Roger, the old bartender from the Wrightwood Inn, rented the cabin briefly during the 1990s and was so scared that he slept downstairs in the living room. He swore it was haunted.

I've heard that for years too. Judy(who works at the minimart) lived there for a couple of years,she would know.I also heard that it and the little brown one next to it used to be one house,anyone know if thats true? What about that big rust colored barn shaped house a block east from mile high pizza,on the corner of walnut and Apple/Helen? I think las plugas lives next to it.It's suppose to be haunted too,I heard it was some new age type place way back in the day.

[LasPulgas]

OOPS....

I think you mean the big old brick red barn of a house called SKYDORE on the corner of Willow and Helen. 

Skydore was built in 1935 by a woman considered to be more than a little, shall we just say, "off the beaten path".

She was the holistic healer / spiritualist of her time.  I have heard that the house was used for a "sanitarium" and people sunbathed close to naked over there.  Must have been the talk of the town. 

There are four-and-a-half pages on SKYDORE in Pearl Comfort Fisher's "THE WRIGHTWOOD WOMEN".... A book(let) which is available to purchase at the Wrightwood Museum next to Mile High Pizza.

See KAY MULLENDORE  beginning on page 19

Another good source of local history "WRIGHTWOOD'S PAST" by local Pat Corp Krig.... I also got that booklet at the museum a couple years ago.

If you are interested in local history and have not been to our  little museum, you really should come see it.  It is in the old WW Firehouse, just next door (downhill) from Mile High Pizza.

Although donations are always welcome, admission is FREE. 

Open Saturdays AND Sundays and manned by friendly local volunteers.

COME SEE US SOMETIME.

[ramunden]

Thanks for the info, guys! I'll definitely have to stop by the Wrightwood museum and take a gander. Love the history of the area, and would love to hear about it from people who are particularly knowledgeable on it.

[chrislynne]

I ran across an entertaining article in the Daily Press about hauntings in the Cajon Pass and High Desert. Not specific to Wrightwood, but probably close enough.

http://www.vvdailypress.com/living/haunting/

[ramunden]

That was an excellent article! Perfect, exactly the kind of thing I enjoy reading about.

I'll have to do some research and find out if there were indeed caravans attacked by Indians in the Cajon Pass. I'd read a great deal about the area's history, but don't recall anything like that. Thanks!

[chrislynne]

You're welcome! I love ghost stories too but I can't read too many of them at a time -- I get too scared!

Chris

[Leftfield]

[chrislynne]

Heh Leftfield, I had to give you a karma point for that one! LOL!

[Leftfield]

Thanks Chrislynne.  I think I would have more points but this is a tough crowd Im dealing with in here.  They seem so......
dead.

[Patchylou]

[Matt]

The narrow two-story cabin two doors down from Tangle Tamers (with the Confederate flag outside) was supposedly a brothel during Wrightwood's early days. Roger, the old bartender from the Wrightwood Inn, rented the cabin briefly during the 1990s and was so scared that he slept downstairs in the living room. He swore it was haunted.

I've heard about that!  Supposedly, the water upstairs would turn on-and-off randomly.  Some say that they saw a white figure in the window.

[Melanie]

  too funny!