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Exclusive Ghost Hunt At Historic Drish House Set For Friday

Here's a spooky way to spend your Friday night as another ghost hunt is planned at Tuscaloosa's Historic Drish House.

(Ryan Phillips, Patch.com )

TUSCALOOSA, AL β€” Psychic Medium Lesley Ann Hyde and Southern Ghosts Girls Tours will host a one-night-only ghost hunt at Tuscaloosa's Historic Drish House and cemetery Friday night.


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Attendees will have the chance to use real paranormal investigation equipment as part of the interactive investigation, which will begin at 7 p.m.

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Along with an investigation of the supposedly haunted Drish House, there will also be a bonus ghost hunt at the cemetery where the Drish family is buried.

Much has been written about supposed hauntings and paranormal activity at The Drish House, most notably by celebrated Alabama author Kathryn Tucker Windham in her classic "13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey."

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Southern Ghosts Girls Tours point out that alleged supernatural events over the years have included people claiming to see the third-story tower on fire, when no fire is present, in addition to ghostly lights coming out of the house.

Tickets for the rain-or-shine event on Friday are non-refundable. Those unable to attend are asked to give organizers prior notice before the event, with credits given to future events.

To contact the Southern Ghost Girls Tours, email Hyde at lesleyhyde7480@gmail.com.


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