The stories you will hear have been compiled directly from historical records, and the fascinating histories will be delivered to you by knowledgeable and engaging guides in the very spots where these hauntings happened. You will hear stories from the history books of Portland’s early days, as the discovery of gold in the Yukon, past the end of the rail line in Portland, made it the last place to get supplies and brought rapid expansion during the late 1800s. Some of the buildings you’ll see date back to the late 1800s and early 1900s and retain much of their early charm, as well the spirits of some of their original occupants who have never quite let go of this earthly realm. Hotels besieged by spirits and restaurants troubled by disturbing apparitions, all these and more feature on your Portland Ghosts walking tour. You’ll see upstanding establishments that have inadvertently become the sites of bizarre bedevilments that have sent many running in terror from their gilded doors (please note, we do not enter inside any buildings). Used to smuggle incapacitated innocents to a life of slavery on the high seas. Hear about the history of the Shanghai tunnels below the city sidewalks. Much of the early history was lawless, with local villains letting nothing stand in the way of their quest for profit. In the quiet Northwest, Portland has been doing its own thing for over 160 years.
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