In the late 1800’s this Mill was used to house rail workers as they worked on the railroad that passed through here. The boss and caretaker of this facility was very unethical man. He was said to be mean, cruel and often tortured his workers. For fear of losing their jobs and ability to feed their families, the workers tolerated the abuse. The boss became increasingly demented and murdered a few of his workers in their sleep.
Unfortunately, the boss never suffered any repercussions from his horrific deeds; however, his children Anabel and Mathew endured great consequences of their father’s tragic exploits.
Anabel and Mathew were constantly tormented by the dead rail workers as they visited them time and time again while they slept. The children woke up in the middle of the night with night terrors almost every evening, until one day their father put them out of their own misery.
What you are about to experience is a gruesome and shocking journey of Anabel and Mathew’s nightmares. You may begin to experience some of your own nightmares after tonight.
History
Tatamy Haunted Mill has had a number of different uses over the years. The 48x80 foot post and beam building was originally constructed around 1890 as a barracks for railroadmen. The building was then the home of Hobson & Co., where they made farm carts and wagons in the late 1890's and early 1900's. It was then a broom factory for a number of years prior to being destroyed by fire on January 6, 1919, which is also the day President Theodore Roosevelt died and is also the 12th day after Christmas, the feast of the Epiphany. The building was reconstructed slightly differently to the way it is today. In the years since being rebuilt, it was used for quite some time as the Tricolator Coffee Mill, and sometime later as a silk mill. For about 50 years it was the home of The Book Barn and then the ABC Barn until 2002.
Is is haunted?
We bought this building 5 1/2 years ago, and yeah, we know it looks real spooky, and the first time we saw the place we thought it would make a great haunted house. Well, we worked on the place for a few months, and many nights when we were there alone we would hear a lot of strange sounds coming from upstairs. We were pretty spooked, but we learned to live with it. In one corner of the first floor, we have seen shadows moving and heard mumbled voices, and many people felt cold and uncomfortable in that spot. There have also been instances where the lights or stereo had been left on or off, and when we returned, they were switched, when we knew they couldn't be. Many of our actors come to help set up the haunted house, but they don't like being there late, and they won't be there alone. In one instance, one of the guys turned out all of the lights, and immediately there were all kinds of noises. He couldn't get out fast enough, and now he can't stand to be there alone. We're not sure what is going on, or what may have happened here, but something is deffinately going on.
One of the more interesting things that have happened is that a number of people have told us that when this was the ABC book barn and there were a lot of vendors with spots in the building, they would continually report that their items had been rearranged while they were gone during the week, when the building had been locked up tight all week.
Paranormal Researchers of Scranton - INVESTIGATION - 10/8/08 - P.R.O..S. arrived around 2:30 AM on Sunday and investigated until dawn. Jim Webber and his team set up their equipment and then explored the entire 13,000 square foot structure. We were told the freshly charged video camera battery discharged in about 15 minutes, and one group of 3 investigators reported all simultaneously having the same distinct sensation of someone walking directly behind them and being in their presence. However, the sound conditions in the building were not well suited for their testing equipment, and the testing was inconclusive. Many thanks to Jim and his crew for coming down to investigate.
Paranormal Researchers of Scranton - INVESTIGATION - 3/28/09
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural
We were unable to conduct a proper investigation during our first visit to the mill back in October due to sound issues. So we decided to make a second visit and make slight changes to our investigating methods.
Instead of seperating into teams and splitting up into various areas of the property, we send one team inside the building, and the rest waited outside. We would then switch every hour.
The first few hours of the investigation weren't very entertaining, but that soon changed. We started getting some serious activity on the second floor around 1am. At that time, one of our investigators reported hearing a loud bang coming from his right side, but this noise didn't show up on any of our audio devices.
At the end of the evening, myself and three other investigators returned to the second floor to conduct an E.V.P. session. We started hearing footsteps coming toward us almost to the second that we started asking questions. A few moments later, a series of voices started to coming from an unknow section of the second floor.
As the voices continued, I asked "Do you have a problem with us being here?" Just after the question, a loud bang was heard, which sounded like it came from the other side of the mill. Out of respect of whatever was there, we ended the investigation.
Evidence: We were able to collect a man and woman's voice on our audio devices, but the voices are very soft and is difficult to understand.
Conclussion: I personally believe that Tatamy's Mill is indeed haunted, but we were unable to capture enough evidence to prove that it is haunted. A third investigation is in the works. We hope to return some time this summer.
