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Haunted California: Ghost Stories from Gold Country and National Parks
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| California’s ghost stories reach far beyond Hollywood. This episode follows the history and folklore of Gold Rush communities, remote national parks and a landmark San Jose hotel, connecting the state’s celebrated landscapes with the people who lived, worked and died within them.
The journey begins with tales from Nevada City and Grass Valley, where mining history still shapes local identity. It then enters Death Valley National Park, Sequoia National Park and Lassen Volcanic National Park, three very different wilderness settings associated with disappearances, tragedy and unexplained encounters. The final stop is the Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose. Across these locations, the episode treats reported hauntings as part of the cultural history surrounding settlement, tourism and wild landscapes. Documented events remain separate from the legends that later grew around them. |
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