Drish Mansion Tuscaloosa, AL
“Who is the crazy woman with a gentle touch, who tucks the children in at night and sings songs in the darkness? Who is the drunken idiot who falls down the stairs and kills himself? And what is the cause of the mysterious fires that annoy the fire department because they simply aren’t there?” writes Scott A. Johnson for DreadCentral.com
According to Johnson, “The history of the building called Drish Mansion is filled with tragedy and injustice, almost since its construction. Sarah McKinney, a widow with a considerable fortune, came to Tuscaloosa from Virginia, where she met Dr. John Drish. The two became a hot item and were married soon afterword. Sarah’s fortune, however, became the property of John Drish, who used it (and a parcel of slaves) to build their home on eighty acres. But while Drish was considered by most to be a good man, he couldn’t stay away from alcohol or gambling, and often lost large sums of money in poker games.”
“There are several ghost stories that surround Drish Mansion,” writes Johnson. “The first, reported to be heard time and time again by the Drish’s slaves, was the repeated sound of Dr. Drish’s last run down the stairs where he died. They heard his running feet, heard his startled cry, and heard his body thud to the floor,” writes Johnson.
Johnson also writes, “A second ghost, seemingly benign in nature, took to tucking the children of a relative in at night. Believed to be either Katherine or Sarah, the ghost has never been known to be aggressive or threatening, but seems to dearly love children.”
Read the full article here
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