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A Horror Story of Southern Illinois; The Pauper House

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Ethan Holder
Published November 13, 2023 at 6:00 AM CST
An old, dusty pair of glasses sitting on an old ledger from the Saline Creek Village Museum
Ethan Holder
An old, dusty pair of glasses sitting on an old ledger from the Saline Creek Village Museum

Even though Halloween has past, the spooky season still lingers throughout Southern Illinois.

The Saline Creek Pioneer and Village Museum hosted a night at the museum to give a tour featuring many historical buildings filled with gruesome tales.

Visitors were first greeted with a story about the Pauper house.

The tour continued with the journey of a river pirate and a haunted jail cell.

Tune in to WSIU Radio News tomorrow for the story of the life and death of one Samuel Mason.
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History halloweenHistoryHistory PreservationSaline County
Ethan Holder
Ethan Holder is a student contributor for WSIU Public Broadcasting located at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Contact WSIU Radio at 618-453-6101 or email wsiunews@wsiu.org
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