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podcast.

Hello, you spectacular people. Welcome to this 446th episode of the History

Goes bump podcast. Those tours for the theater of the mind, I am your host, Diane. And this

is Kelly. Kelly, on this episode, we are doing a house, which is called the Southgate Thompson

House. I kind of put those two together because it's officially known as the Thompson House,

but the Southgate family were the ones to build it and live there for a long time too.

This is in Kentucky. Got quite a few haunts going on here. Looking forward to covering

it. And on top of that, this is located in a city called Newport, in Kentucky. We're

going to talk about a couple of the other haunted places here. And now, this moment,

Naughtity.

The moment in Audity was suggested by Michael Rogers. The Leatherman was a famous vagabond

who wore a handmade leather suit, including his clothes, shoes, scarf, and hat. He traveled

regularly between the Connecticut River and the Hudson River from approximately 1857 to

1889. This mysterious man walked a route of 365 miles year after year and was believed

to be a French Canadian. Although he was fluent in French, when spoken to, he would rarely

reply with anything but a grunt or gesture. He would generally return to the towns along

his path every five weeks. Residents often considered it an honor that he would choose to accept

food and supplies from them, often eating the offerings on their doorsteps. Ten of the

towns that he traveled through passed ordinances, exempting the Leatherman from the state tramp

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