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Haunted Oregon: Witch’s Castle, Shanghai Tunnels and Heceta Head
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| Oregon’s supernatural stories are spread across forested parks, city landmarks, mountain hotels and the Pacific coast. This episode follows that varied geography while considering how migration, commerce, military history and roadside folklore helped shape the state’s haunted reputation.
The Portland stories begin with Witch’s Castle, Pittock Mansion and the Shanghai Tunnels. From there, the episode moves east to Hot Lake Hotel and west to Heceta Head Lighthouse. Battery Russell at Fort Stevens State Park adds a military setting, while the Bandage Man brings a distinctly Oregon roadside legend to the collection. Each stop has a different relationship to the past: preserved architecture, abandoned infrastructure, wartime memory or oral folklore. By separating documented history from reported activity and legend, the episode offers an editorial tour of the places and stories that have made haunted Oregon part of Pacific Northwest culture. |
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