Haunted

I am not ashamed to admit that I am fascinated by ghosts. I always have been, some of my favorite books were by Hans Holzer.
I love a good scare.
My favorite paranormal show is ghost hunters, and has been since it came on the air years ago.
I love weird nj magazine & even have the iPhone app.
Tonight, the local library featured a lecture on haunted south Dakota. Coming from a state that had western European settlements going back to the mid 17th century, my new (well, nearly 7 years on) home is relatively new in terms of settlements.
Apparently, the most haunted city in South Dakota is Deadwood, which if you saw the late, great HBO series you would understand why. Wild Bill Hickcock and Calamity Jane both met their fates there, along with countless miners, prospectors and Chinese immigrants. Mount Moriah Cemetary, the final resting place for many of the above, along with Sheriff Seth Bullock (the voice of reason in an unreasonable Environment) apparently is haunted. So is The Bullock Hotel, which Ghosthunters investigated last season. Another hotel in Rapid City and a cemetery in Keystone (overlooking Mt Rushmore) are also haunted.
Several sacred native American sites are also (allegedly) haunted, including spirit mound in Vermillion, Wounded Knee (site of the notorious massacre) and the Badlands. All boast spectral sightings including warriors in full battle dress on ghostly horses.
In the eastern part of the state where we live, there seems to be fewer hauntings, despite more people. A bed and breakfast in Madison, whose architecture is based on that of the winchester house in California, is supposedly haunted by deceased patients of the doctor who once practiced there.
What shocked me was the fact that the real little house on the prairie in DeSmet is haunted by Ma & Pa Ingalls!
Devils Gulch In Garretson (site of Jesse James' famous leap) allegedly has the South Dakota equivalent of the Jersey Devil wandering around the palisades.
In my adopted home town of Sioux Falls, there is a monument to a judge & his son who were massacred by a Sioux war party. Supposedly the victims wander the surrounding park.
Then there is the Orpheum Theatre. In fact, teen queen & I are going to a concert there Friday night from the Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society (very excited to see Acoustic Alchemy). A stage hand, Larry, died there years ago and never left. Having spent quite a bit of time there over the last 6+ years, I never encountered Larry. Teen queen is a little nervous about the possibility of seeing him.
All in all, it was an interesting lecture and I'm glad to know that my home state doesn't corner the market on the paranormal.