Old Faithful Inn
Location submitted by: sdonley on 07/31/2019
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PANICd#: 2080
The Old Faithful Inn replaced the Upper Geyser Basin Hotel, also known as the "Shack Hotel", which had burned down.
3200 Old Faithful Inn Rd
Yellowstone National Park , WY 82190
Phone: (307) 344-7311
Open to the public: Yes
https://www.yellowstonenationalpark...
Lat: 42.847756
Lon: -106.372186
Database Summary:
Demographic Rank: 6
History: 3
Stories: 1
Claims: 8
Evidence: 0
Resources: 8
Retrievals: 3292
Vistor Rating: 0.0
Votes: 0
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History
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The Old Faithful Inn replaced the Upper Geyser Basin Hotel, also known as the "Shack Hotel", which had burned down. The Northern Pacific Railroad, in the form of the Yellowstone Park Association operating company, was required by the terms of its concession to build a new hotel no closer than 1/8 mile of Old Faithful, a stipulation the Yellowstone Park Association observed to the letter. An initial design was prepared by architect A.W. Spalding in 1898, producing a design typical of the time, a turreted Queen Anne style hotel. The design was approved by the Park Service, but construction never started. Child instead hired Reamer to design a much more radical building with antecedents in the rustic camps of the Adirondacks. Design work took place in 1902, and construction started in 1903, with work continuing through the winter to open in 1904. The original cost of the Inn was about $140,000, using materials gathered from within the park. The hotel was furnished for another $25,000. Most of the logs came from a location about 8 miles (13 km) south of Old Faithful, where a temporary sawmill produced boards as needed. Stone came from the Black Sand Basin and from a site along the road to Craig Pass about five miles to the east. The unusually-shaped log brackets were collected from the surrounding forests.
Original design sketch, from YellowstoneInsider.com
Added by: sdonley on 07/31/2019
DB#:457
Source(s):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Faithful_Inn
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DB#:458
Source(s):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjzRFNWzw0g
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DB#:459
Source(s):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSONC0NCGjU
Stories
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There are many stories related to this location from apparitions of a little boy to one of a headless bride that has been seen walking down the stairs. Please review the resources section on this page for many of the stories related to this location and the surrounding area.
Added by: sdonley on 07/31/2019
DB#:1456
Source(s):
Shawn Donley
Paranormal Claims
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| Claim # | Added | Added By | Claim |
| 2937 | 07/31/2019 | sdonley | Some unseen presence gets its chuckles by picking up and turning the fire extinguisher around in a 90 degree circle before putting it back in the holder. |
| 2938 | 07/31/2019 | sdonley | Doors open and close by themselves as well on the West Wing. |
| 2939 | 07/31/2019 | sdonley | The apparition of a man dressed as a frontiersman has been seen. |
| 2940 | 07/31/2019 | sdonley | The apparition of a man has been seen trying to climb out of a steam hole. |
| 2941 | 07/31/2019 | sdonley | The apparition of a woman in 1890s outfit is sometimes seen floating at the end of the bed in room 2. |
| 2942 | 07/31/2019 | sdonley | The apparition of a boy in tears has been seen running up to guests and staff members crying looking for his parents, then he disappears. |
| 2943 | 07/31/2019 | sdonley | The apparition of a headless bride has been seen coming down the widow's walk staircase, carrying her head. She has also been seen in the honeymoon room. |
| 2944 | 07/31/2019 | sdonley | An apparition dressed in a merchant marine uniform has been seen looking into windows, into room, as if he is looking for the headless bride. |
Paranormal Evidence
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Additional Resources
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| Historical Hotels of America
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Information about the location, see link for details. |
| Old Yellowstone: History of The Old Faithful Inn
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Information about the location, see link for details. |
| Wikipedia Entry
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Wikipedia entry for this location. |
| Headless Bride Ghost of Old Faithful Inn
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Information about the location, see link for details. |
| Ghost Stories from Yellowstone National Park
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Are you in a scary mood? Gather around the campfire and enjoy these spooky tales from Yellowstone National Park! |
| HauntedHouses.com
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Information about the location, see link for details. |
| GHOST STORIES GIVE OLD FAITHFUL INN A HAUNTING REPUTATION | Deseret News
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Her white wedding dress rippled ever so gently as she drifted across the crow's nest high in the upper reaches of the Old Faithful Inn. The lodgepole pine timbers and planking, normally creaking to life with each footstep, were silent as the bride drew near the railing to look down upon the inn's cavernous lobby. |
| 12 Creepy Legends And Stories About Yellowstone National Park
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These Yellowstone legends and ghost stories are enough to send a chill down the spine of even the most hardened survivalist. What would you do if you saw a waterfall suddenly turn red, as if stained with blood? |
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