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Welcome heathens welcome to the world of the weird and unexplained. I’m your host, Nicole Delacroix and together, we will be investigating stories about the weird, wonderful, unexplained, eerie, scary and down-right unbelievable. There will be tales of ghosts, murder, supernatural beings and unexplained mysteries. So, sit back, grab your favorite drink, relax and prepare to be transported to today's dark Enigma....

And on today’s Dark enigma we’re continuing our foray into the most ghostly of places to visit on your summer vacation, and I know last week I gave you some international flair, but this week we’re bringing it back home. Why? Well because the summer is almost over so any trip has to be close and quick, so we have to bring it back to the states. But before we get into all that, we will be playing our drinking game as always. Please remember the drinking game is only for those of us that are at home and have nowhere else to go tonight. Since today’s episode is dedicated to the great Northwest, any drink associated with Portland or Oregon will be appropriate. If you’re like me, I’m thinking Seattle circa 1998, so grunge, Nirvana and flannel! Alrighty, now for the game part… every time I say mansion that will be a single shot and every time I say Oregon, that’s a double shot. Now that we have the business end out of the way we can jump headfirst into today’s dark enigma… and the story of the very famous and very very haunted Pittock mansion, so let’s hit it my heathens…

Henry Pittock, a London-born newspaper publisher, and his wife Georgiana, met and married in Portland in 1860. Henry went on to become one of the wealthiest men in Oregon society, investing in a variety of industries, including railroads, banking, ranching, and mining. He was also an avid climber and outdoorsman.

He helped to found Mazamas climbing club, and became part of the first expedition climb Mount Hood. Georgiana was also an active member of society, becoming involved in many cultural organizations and charities, including the Women’s Union and the Ladies Relief Society. She helped to found the Martha Washington Home, a residence for working women. She was also an enthusiastic gardener and was a founding member of the Portland Rose Society and the Portland Rose Festival.

In 1909, the Pittocks decided they wanted to build a home in Portland to retire in.

They hired the architect Edward T. Foulkes to design the Pittock Mansion from scratch. The forty-six room mansion was built on a hill overlooking Portland, with a French Renaissance exterior. The inside was uniquely designed, with oak-paneled cabinets, marble floors, a huge central staircase, modern amenities like an elevator and dumbwaiter, and, most strikingly, beautiful views of Mount Hood and the Cascade Mountain Range. Foil lines the inside of the entryway ceiling, a nod to Georgianna’s frugal early years, when she had to save foil from old tea containers.